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...
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...
