by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 8, 2009 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets, Question Marc?
I was talking to a friend last week about her fundraising efforts. She was having second thoughts about a mailing that was going to business leaders she knew and respected. I’d rarely heard her confidence this shaken. As we started discussing the letter, I asked...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 24, 2009 | 2. Engage, Fundraising Secrets, Samples & Tools
As most of you know, I am an avid fan of social media tools like Twitter and Facebook. They don’t replace normal fundraising techniques, but they sure to extend our ability to reach our donors and donor prospects. So this week, I want to tell you about a cool...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 22, 2009 | 1. Research, Samples & Tools
Like so many others in the past few days, I read a great blog post on what twitter lists can say about your personal brand by Jay Baer. He points out that Twitter lists give a unique insight in to what people think of you. As he says, these words they use help tell...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 19, 2009 | Events, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools, Specials
What happens when techie people decide to express their gratitude during Thanksgiving? TweetsGiving of course! Will you join me in tweeting your gratitude? You can find out all about it at: http://tweetsgiving.org/. Be sure to click on the “join us” link....
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 17, 2009 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Myths, Fundraising Secrets
Within the last couple weeks, there was an article about another nonprofit closing. Reading the article, I saw an incredibly common fundraising myth perpetuated. The myth sounds goes something like this: if we only had more businesses and foundation grants, then our...
