Martin Novom is an author, educator and advisor to pphilanthropic leaders. His book, "The Fundraising Feasibility Study: It's Not About the Money" is the standard work on this important nonprofit donor diagnostic and predictive tool. Martin has been a professional philanthropic fundraiser for nearly 34 years. In addition to advising nonprofit organizations, he is a noted keynote presenter and workshop leader for nonprofit educational conferences. Martin recently completed his masters degree in history at the University of Maine. His thesis combines his passion for history and his commitment to philanthropy, "Helping Wounded Soldiers and Anxious Families: The Philanthropic Legacy of the Civil War's United States Sanitary Commission."