by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 22, 2008 | 3. Ask
Estimated giving in 2007 grew about 3.9 percent from the previous year according to a recent press release from Giving USA, a group that has measured these statistics for decades. It appears that Americans gave about $306.39 billion. This in a year that had rising gas...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 21, 2008 | 2. Engage, Odd, Stories
Here’s another story in the growing collection of unassuming people that become noteworthy philanthropists by leaving millions of dollars to charity. The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that James Ebbert, the son of a sharecropper, left $10 million to...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 18, 2008 | Question Marc?
Here’s a great question I got today: Hi, Marc! I’ve got a question for you…. Normally, I think it’s best for a third party (read, consultant) to conduct a feasibility study. However, right now we don’t have enough of a donor base to...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 17, 2008 | 2. Engage
Holly Hall at the Chronicle’s Prospecting Blog reported on comments from the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy’s CEO, Bill McGinley. The healthcare system is incredibly complex. And hospitals haven’t done a great job telling their story and how...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 16, 2008 | 3. Ask
Elizabeth Schwinn over at Philanthropy.com has a great post about direct mail fundraising. Studies are showing that boomers are responding at about the same rate as their parents. Apparently, boomers haven’t gotten the news that direct mail isn’t working....
