by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 19, 2009 | Book Review
I have a been enjoying a real treat: Hildy Gottlieb’s latest book The Pollyanna Principles. This is a pretty amazing book. But we’ve come to expect that from Hildy! In The Pollyanna Principles, Hildy moves beyond simply telling how to run a nonprofit. She...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 14, 2009 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media
With all the blog posts I’ve done on Twitter for nonprofits, you know I’m having a blast with Twitter. I’m connecting with old friends and new ones. I even used Twitter to rewrite a fundraising appeal! But over the last few weeks, I’ve seen...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 10, 2009 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
Last fall, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported on a study of 33 people showed that they understood charities needed to have overhead expenses and were willing to fund them. Granted, 33 people isn’t a huge sample. But these weren’t necessarily...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 8, 2009 | 2. Engage
Saw this on Beth Kanter’s blog post Generation Generosity. Whether we’re in a for-profit business or a not-for profit organization, it’s far to easy to focus on scarcity. I think slides like these help us re-center on abundance. Goodness And...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 24, 2009 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
Last week, the Chronicle of Philanthropy pointed out a story from ThirdSector. In it, President Obama’s digital strategist, Thomas Gensemer, called email newsletters “a waste of time.” In the article he’s quoted as saying: “Email...
