by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 6, 2009 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, Fundraising Secrets, Internet & Social Media
This past week, I’ve been privileged to be on a couple panels introducing nonprofit organizations to social media tools like Twitter, Facebook, and Linked in. While I love these tools, I was quick to express that: They don’t replace all the good...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 22, 2009 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets, Odd, Samples & Tools, Unassuming Philanthropists
Do you remember Jean Preston, the unassuming librarian who’d amassed an $8 million estate? Or Helene Whitlock Alley, the $100 donor that bequethed $7.3 million to a diabetes group. Well here’s another entry in the never underestimate anyone category:...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 8, 2009 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask
In Fundraising Secret #41, I encouraged you to go rounding on your donors. Since then, I’ve been reminded how much time this takes! It’s not just the visit time, that time is wonderful. But it’s time to set up the visits and then, more importantly,...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 4, 2009 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
All week, I’ve been sharing the answers I’ve been giving to questions I’ve been getting on how to effectively use Twitter. The first two were on what I use to tweet and how to find interesting people to follow. Today is the final installment: What...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 2, 2009 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
On Monday, I started the first of three posts I’m calling Twitter 101. That post focuses on programs I use to tweet. Today, I’ll answer the second question I’ve been getting: How do I find people to follow on Twitter? How do I find people to follow...
