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:...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 24, 2010 | Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
“Sheesh. I can’t remember their name…but if I saw their face! Then I’d know them!” How often have you heard that said? Or said it yourself? If you’re doing nonprofit marketing or fundraising on the web with social media like...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 17, 2010 | 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Fundraising Secrets, Samples & Tools
Have you checked out Google Docs? I keep finding remarkable ways to use this for collaboration! For example, an organization I work with recently ran a phonathon that didn’t involve asking for money, but asking people to advocate for our cause. Our database...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 16, 2010 | Natural Abilities, Odd, Stories
Last week Good Day New York invited me to talk about career stress in light of Steven Slater’s quitting his job by jumping out of a JetBlue plane. The interview is below. But there was so much more that I sent to Good Day New York. The entire 5-page article is...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 10, 2010 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Fundraising Secrets, Question Marc?
Lately I’ve been getting lots of questions about how individuals can fundraise for walkathon events and many other -athons: bike-a-thons, bowl-a-thons, etc. So I wrote down some of the basic advice I was giving. When I finished, it was a 5-page article!! Rather...
