by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 19, 2011 | Events, Guest Posts
This week, I’m pleased to introduce Sherry Truhlar. Sherry is an auction expert so I’ve asked her to come and share with us how to make our nonprofit’s next silent auction better. Be sure to check out her free guide of auction items — listing...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 15, 2011 | Book Review
I just finished The Nonprofit Marketing Guide: High-Impact, Low-Cost Ways to Build Support for Your Good Cause [amazon affiliate link]. I’ve had it for a few months now. I kept getting hung up with it because the book is so darned actionable. Kivi knows her...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 14, 2011 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
It’s no secret that I love Twitter. Here are five tips to help you make better use of Twitter. Be human and interesting One of the worst things you can do as a fundraiser on Twitter is broadcast about your cause all day long. This will bore people. Social media...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 13, 2011 | 3. Ask, Samples & Tools
We had a fabulous call with Go For No! author Andrea Waltz. You can here the entire 30-minute call at the Go For No for Fundraising Success webinar page. I loved how Andrea talked about our living in a “go for yes” world but transitioning to a “go...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 12, 2011 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
When you ask people about making a donation through their phone, they usually think of texting donations like they do for the Red Cross. That is about to change. A growing number of services are allowing people to give donations from their phone. And services allowing...
