by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 16, 2009 | 3. Ask, Events
@Philanthropy pointed me to a humor piece in the New Yorker called Looking Forward to Your Check. The invitation to a fictitious fundraising event starts out with: The Benefit Committee wishes to remind all Subscribers that the thrill for those pledging as much money...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 13, 2009 | 2. Engage, Fundraising Secrets
2009 looks like it will be a challenging year for fundraising. But people are going to give. It’s just a matter if they’re going to give to your organization. So one of your goals this year should be to make your nonprofit easy to find. Since more and more...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 9, 2009 | Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools, Specials
I’m excited to be giving a webinar with Don Philabaum called Twitter Your Way to Contributions! You may remember, Don as a guest on my Ask Without Fear! Radio Show. He’s been a leader in the field of donor relations. Here’s some text from the webinar...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 6, 2009 | Specials
I’ve added a new fundraising webinar to the Fundraising Coach Store, Ask Without Fear! EXPANDED. It’s three 90-minute webinars expanding on the four steps of the “Get R.E.A.L.” fundraising process. Read the entire list of things you’ll...
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 30, 2008 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Fundraising Letters
If you’re not reading Seth Godin’s blog, you may want to make it a New Year’s Resolution to start! He recently had a pithy blog post on improving copywriting using the slogan on the sign in a Peets’ Coffee store “Unlike Any Coffee...
