by Marc A. Pitman | May 17, 2011 | 1. Research, 3. Ask
I love LinkedIn Answers! Answering other people questions is nice. But I love seeing people’s answers to questions I ask. I’m currently asking What do YOU say when asked “Where do you find donors?”. You see, I work with a lot of start-up...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 17, 2011 | 1. Research
I love LinkedIn Answers! Answering other people questions is nice. But I love seeing people’s answers to questions I ask. I’m currently asking What do YOU say when asked “Where do you find donors?”. You see, I work with a lot of start-up...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 16, 2011 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Odd, Unassuming Philanthropists
The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported of a couple of $4 million gifts give to surprised nonprofits. According to the story, a Pasadena couple, Robert and Adrienne Westerbeck, gave $4 million to each of their alma maters. As is typical in stories like this (and...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 12, 2011 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Book Review
I took today as a reading day, and committed to reading the copy of Content Rules [amazon affiliate link]. What a great book! Share or Solve; Don’t Shill My favorite chapter is called “Share or Solve; Don’t Shill.” Ann Handley & CC Chapman...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 12, 2011 | 3. Ask
I was in a service club meeting, hearing an extremely compelling story of a nonprofit outreach. The people were passionate, the results were impressive. And then they ruined it. They said something like: “We’ll be seeking sponsorships because, well,...
