by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 11, 2010 | Personal
Today’s the birthday of the amazing Beth Kanter. I love her passion for nonprofits and social media. I’m particularly grateful for her helping us in the nonprofit world articulate metrics and ROI. Not only is she a really smart teacher, she’s also...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 5, 2010 | Events, Question Marc?
With the first blog post of 2010, I’m starting a series of posting questions I receive and my answers to them. Sort of a “Dear Abby” for fundraising. I’m calling it “Question Marc” — pun fully intended! 🙂 It’d be great...
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 27, 2009 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
Wondering how to increase your fundraising effectiveness in 2010? Here’s an idea: increasing your personal giving…to other organizations (not your own). Go check out Jeff Brook’s blog post “Fundraisers who don’t give don’t get...
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 21, 2009 | 4. Love (Stewardship)
Chase embarked on the largest social media contest to date with the announcement of its Chase Community Giving initiative. The contest was supposed to crowd source their philanthropy, allowing Facebook users to vote on which charities would receive their $5 million....
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 8, 2009 | Specials
Many of you have heard me extol the virtues of SOFII in the past. SOFII stands for “The Showcase of Fundraising Innovation and Inspiration.” And what a showcase it is! For the low cost of free, you can view articles from the greatest fundraisers from...
