by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 29, 2008 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
Anyone that’s read my $100,000 Guide to E-mail Solicitation knows that I’m a big proponent of simple, effective emails. Chris Brogan has an incredibly helpful post on Writing More Effective Email. Read it and benefit. I love the simple concept of using the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 26, 2008 | Fundraising Secrets
I just had the privilege of speaking at the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes’ annual meeting. What a fun group of people! As a pastor, it was a blast to speak with people who’s job is to help people in their parish grow in giving. These people were...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 24, 2008 | Fundraising Secrets
I’ve been very “aware” of my blog reading habits since Fundraising Secret #10: Read Blogs. And I realized I’d signed up for too many. So many people are writing so many good things. But I don’t need to read them all. I just went through...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 21, 2008 | 2. Engage, Donor Evangelists, Education Opportunities
I’m having quite a week! Tuesday, I was invited to train the super-elite fundraisers for Habitat for Humanity International in Atlanta. I’ve been a fan of Habitat for years. And what a terrific group of development people they have! Now I’m at the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 17, 2008 | 2. Engage, Samples & Tools
One of my favorite stories is Winston Churchill’s definition of “diplomacy.” According to what I heard, Churchill said: “Diplomacy is not saying, ‘Lady, your face is so ugly it would stop a clock’ but ‘Darling, when I look...
