by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 3, 2011 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship)
I just had another talk with a fundraising director who was getting micro-managed by a nonprofit ED. She was out visiting sponsors for an event and getting emails questioning whether being out of the office was the best use of her time. This happens all the time. Even...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 2, 2011 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
Last week, I tried giving my “Ask Without Fear!” Facebook page fans a special offer. Since they were already fans, I simply “updated fans” with the content of the special offer. That didn’t work. I’m so glad I tweeted and updated my...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 1, 2011 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship)
I grew up with a mother working on her Masters in family counseling. So as kids, my sister and I got to read a lot of her homework. Seriously. She’d photocopy articles or chapters in books and have all of us read it. I know. I grew up in a weird house. But it...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 28, 2011 | Ask Without Fear! products
I love libraries and believe their mission is as important in our digital age as they’ve ever been. So I’m working on a version of “Ask Without Fear!” specifically for librarians. I’m blogging my book at my new library fundraising blog...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 23, 2011 | Samples & Tools
Did you see the awards that See3 and YouTube are giving? Apparently it’s the fifth year of the “DoGooder Video awards.” There are awards for large, medium, and small nonprofits and even for low-cost videos. The CASE Foundation is offering $2500...
