Entries Tagged as 'Samples & Tools'

Fundraising Coach Marc Pitman on Fox 25 Boston

August 27th, 2010 · No Comments

I recently had the opportunity to talk about fundraising on many news shows. It’s so much fun getting people excited about asking for money! Here’s my interview on Fox 25 Boston: You can see all of the interviews on my Fundraising Coach speaker page at: http://fundraisingcoach.com/speaker/.

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Show your face on blogs

August 24th, 2010 · 5 Comments

“Sheesh. I can’t remember their name…but if I saw their face! Then I’d know them!” How often have you heard that said? Or said it yourself? If you’re doing nonprofit marketing or fundraising on the web with social media like Facebook and Twitter, you know the importance of having your face (or logo if you [...]

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Fundraising Secret #96: Use Google Docs

August 17th, 2010 · 8 Comments

Have you checked out Google Docs? I keep finding remarkable ways to use this for collaboration! For example, an organization I work with recently ran a phonathon that didn’t involve asking for money, but asking people to advocate for our cause. Our database administrator did the sort and dumped hundreds of names exported onto two [...]

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Fundraising Secret #92: Take time for yourself weekly

July 20th, 2010 · No Comments

I’m a fan of Steven Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. One of the most powerful concepts, in a book chock full of powerful concepts, is the idea of weekly planning. Daily planning is important, but that often amounts to no more than prioritizing emergencies. If you’re like most people, you get into [...]

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When corporate donors attack and new fundraising dvd’s

July 13th, 2010 · No Comments

I was honored to be this week’s guest for 501 Video’s “Movie Mondays”. My topic was: A Lesson learned from Angry Corporate Sponsors. I’m out here in Seattle filming a couple fundraising training DVDs. One is a DVD of “Ask Without Fear!” The other is a blueprint for an entire year of fundraising. Both will [...]

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Tags: 3. Ask · Ask Without Fear! book and radio show · Samples & Tools · Specials