by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 21, 2010 | 3. Ask
I asked Sandy Rees from GetFullyFunded.com to do this guest blog post. She wrote a great book on fundraising letters. If you haven’t thought of your year end appeal, read this post of her ideas & then create your strategy! And be sure to let us know in the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 14, 2010 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, Board Members, Fundraising Secrets
As a fundraising professional, you should be getting fundraising and leadership training annually. But I’ve heard that the average development professional stays in their position for 18 months. Since the downturn of 2008 that might be a little longer. In any...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 3, 2010 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Internet & Social Media
What would you do if your nonprofit’s only web presence and online fundraising were in Facebook? I recently loaded Facebook but got this page. Apparently, Facebook was experiencing instability. While it still happens frequently with Twitter, this is rare in my...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 31, 2010 | 3. Ask
As a fundraiser, it’s so easy to get jaded. To think we’ve seen it all. But curiousity is one of the most important tools a fundraiser can have. It helps in every step of the “Get R.E.A.L.” fundraising process: Research: If you’re curious, you will not...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 27, 2010 | Samples & Tools, Specials
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:...
