Erik Hanberg is an expert in nonprofit management, fundraising, marketing, and leadership. His books for nonprofits have sold more than 20,000 copies.He has served as the director of two nonprofits, the interim executive director of two more, and served in positions in marketing and fundraising. He has been on more than twelve boards. In addition, he has consulted with nonprofit boards and staff of dozens and dozens of nonprofits and foundations across the country.He has served for twelve years as an elected official on the Metro Parks Board of Tacoma, a junior municipality with an annual operating budget of $50+ million.He lives in Tacoma, Washington, with his wife and two children. In addition to his nonprofit writing, he also has several novels, and even a play or two.