Comments on: Fundraising Secret #3: Nobody “owes” you anything http://fundraisingcoach.com/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/ Fundraising seminars & training from The Fundraising Coach, Marc A. Pitman Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:26:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fundraising Secret #29: Ask businesses | FundraisingCoach.com http://fundraisingcoach.com/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-14221 Fundraising Secret #29: Ask businesses | FundraisingCoach.com Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:31:32 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/blog/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/#comment-14221 [...] as you’re asking, please remember that nobody owes you anything. Businesses are feeling a pinch now, so they may have to be more creative or flexible in their [...] [...] as you’re asking, please remember that nobody owes you anything. Businesses are feeling a pinch now, so they may have to be more creative or flexible in their [...]

]]> By: What if nonprofits did fundraising like the Big 3? | FundraisingCoach.com http://fundraisingcoach.com/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-14200 What if nonprofits did fundraising like the Big 3? | FundraisingCoach.com Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:56:18 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/blog/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/#comment-14200 [...] nonprofits seem to forget that nobody owes them a gift. We need to earn the donor’s trust each time and be transparent about how we report [...] [...] nonprofits seem to forget that nobody owes them a gift. We need to earn the donor’s trust each time and be transparent about how we report [...]

]]> By: Why would someone NOT donate to your organization? | Step By Step Fundraising http://fundraisingcoach.com/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-13766 Why would someone NOT donate to your organization? | Step By Step Fundraising Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:19:47 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/blog/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/#comment-13766 [...] Pitman comes right to the point in his blog post titled Nobody “owes” you anything: Donors earn their money. It’s theirs to do with as they please. We need to earn the gift every [...] [...] Pitman comes right to the point in his blog post titled Nobody “owes” you anything: Donors earn their money. It’s theirs to do with as they please. We need to earn the gift every [...]

]]> By: The Extreme Fundraising Blog » Fundraising Secret #5: Use Blue Ink http://fundraisingcoach.com/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-12549 The Extreme Fundraising Blog » Fundraising Secret #5: Use Blue Ink Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:29:29 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/blog/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/#comment-12549 [...] last couple Fundraising Secrets (Nobody owes you anything and You’re not begging!) have been quite intense. So I thought I’d take it down a notch [...] [...] last couple Fundraising Secrets (Nobody owes you anything and You’re not begging!) have been quite intense. So I thought I’d take it down a notch [...]

]]> By: The Extreme Fundraising Blog » Fundraising Secret #4: You’re NOT “begging”! http://fundraisingcoach.com/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-12521 The Extreme Fundraising Blog » Fundraising Secret #4: You’re NOT “begging”! Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:38:15 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/blog/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/#comment-12521 [...] got pretty passionate about last week’s blog post about not getting “entitled.” I equally passionate about Fundraising Secret #4: [...] [...] got pretty passionate about last week’s blog post about not getting “entitled.” I equally passionate about Fundraising Secret #4: [...]

]]> By: Marc A. Pitman http://fundraisingcoach.com/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-12507 Marc A. Pitman Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:09:18 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/blog/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/#comment-12507 Thanks Andrea! You're not the only one. :) I'm pleased with how many "amen"'s and "yes"'s this post has received! Thanks Andrea!

You’re not the only one. :) I’m pleased with how many “amen”‘s and “yes”‘s this post has received!

]]> By: Andrea http://fundraisingcoach.com/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-12506 Andrea Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:22:07 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/blog/2007/09/11/fundraising-secret-3-nobody-owes-you-anything/#comment-12506 Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I was starting to think that I was the only fundraiser out there that felt the same way about this entitlement attitude. It seems to be quite pervasive in the fundraising circle and in articles/letters to the editors in a certain Philanthropy chronicle :-). Thank you again for reminding us, it all comes down to "work". Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

I was starting to think that I was the only fundraiser out there that felt the same way about this entitlement attitude. It seems to be quite pervasive in the fundraising circle and in articles/letters to the editors in a certain Philanthropy chronicle :-) .

Thank you again for reminding us, it all comes down to “work”.

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