by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 28, 2007 | 4. Love (Stewardship), Education Opportunities
Just made a reservation for the New England Association of Healthcare Philanthropy 2008 Conference at the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa. The call to the Marriott reservations person was friendly. He knew of the conference discount. He not only asked if I was a...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 28, 2007 | Education Opportunities
Nancy Schwartz is hosting the next Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. This time the question is: What are the Top 3 “To Dos” on Your 2008 Nonprofit Marketing Agenda? Here are my three: Develop a plan to proactively promoting my new book Ask Without Fear! A...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 27, 2007 | 3. Ask, Samples & Tools
Mal Warwick first got me thinking about how often I use “you” (or I don’t use “you”!) in my fundraising letters. Here’s a sort of test I saw in Fundraising Success magazine. Does Your Messaging Pass the ‘You’ Test? “The ‘you’ test...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 27, 2007 | Ask Without Fear! products
Early this morning I received the final design of my book Ask Without Fear! . I’m so excited! This now goes to the publisher for printing. I’m not sure what the final time table is but the book is closer than it’s ever been to being in print!! To...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 27, 2007 | Question Marc?
The November question for the Giving Carnival is: “What business practices should nonprofits adopt to maximize their resources?” My first answer dealt with having our financial house in order. But there’s another wonderful business practice I think nonprofits...
