The Scottish Rite Cathedral, easily the most prominent edifice in Lawrence County, overlooks the city below and consummated the dream of 6,000 dedicated Masons in 1925. Home to nearly a dozen Masonic organizations, the building contained the largest stage between New York and Chicago and the earliest cantilevered balcony in Pennsylvania. The 2,800-seat auditorium hosted notable performers like Johnny Cash, Benny Goodman, Reba McEntire, Jerry Seinfeld, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Its kitchen and dining rooms served meals to more than 1,800 at various times. Unbelievably, the construction of the Scottish Rite Cathedral required 2,000,000 common bricks and 600,000 face bricks, and the insurance company appraised the building at a replacement value of more than $65 million.

Scottish Rite Cathedral (Images of America)

Arts & Photography

Cummings, Rob

Perelman, Dale

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

The shocking discovery of human remains in an unexpected place, unleashes an avalanche of pent up emotions and unspoken suspicions. Jeff Austin instantly becomes the focal point of a possible murder investigation and must relive decades old events to clear his name. If the remains are those of his wife’s old flame, then not only will he need to prove his innocence to law enforcement but also to her. With each passing day, Jeff feels his world pressing down on him. How much can he withstand before his life implodes?

The Hurting Place

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Scottish Rite Cathedral

Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

To me, fundraising is simple. We're extending an invitation to invest in a cause, in an organization the donor has come to believe in. It's helping donors do the great things they want to do.How lucky we are to do that, every day Weaving together inspiring stories with four decades in the trenches, this nationally recognized expert charts the roadmap to success in "Winning: The Five Truths of Fundraising.How do relationships begin? What's the most important skill to master? "Winning" uncovers the fundamental keys to achievement everyone can master in a warm, approachable style.For more than 40 years, the author, Rob Cummings, has been a development leader for many of Chicago's oldest and best-known institutions. "Winning" draws from his acclaimed Weekend Briefing, delivered every Sunday night to 1,500 fundraising professionals across the United States and around the world.Long before the concept of storytelling became fashionable, I knew that telling a story was the best way to engage a donor with the organization. I also realized that a story is how fundraisers can learn. Sharing a story, a true story, with fundraising professionals at an early stage of their career has proven itself time and again as the best way to teach the important lessons of our craft.When I began writing The Weekend Briefing over a decade ago, I saw that stories resonated with younger fundraisers, but also with those in the profession a long time. And it didn't matter whether the person served a small organization or a big, sophisticated shop; the stories and lessons had the same impact.A few years ago I began to think about a book that could distill the most important lessons I have learned into concepts everyone can practice.These five truths of fundraising really are the road to Winning.

Winning: The Five Truths of Fundraising

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Robert L Cummings

Major and Planned Gifts Unmasked: from the author of "Winning: The Five Truths of Fundraising

Self-Help

Independently published

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