by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 7, 2008 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media
Twitter is a great free tool. And in a time of economic uncertainty, a free tool is a welcome help! Twitter is called “microblogging.” You get 140 characters to get your message across. 140 characters to answer the question on the Twitter home page:...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 1, 2008 | Ask Without Fear! products
Thanks to your efforts, Ask Without Fear! is getting: wonderful reviews on Amazon, tremendous responses from board members that are getting fired up about fundraising, listed as “must reads” on blogs and in FundRaisingSuccess Magazine, and mentions in the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 30, 2008 | 3. Ask
Chris Busch has an interesting comment about the “branding” of the bailout bill. He comments that since nobody likes a bailout, terms like “workout” should be used instead. The branding of the legislation is shifting already. I’m...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 23, 2008 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 4. Love (Stewardship), Fundraising Secrets
One of the biggest jobs in we in development have is being “keepers of the lore.” So often our organizations are so focused on the present–being the best they can at their mission–and the future–strategizing where they’re going and...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 19, 2008 | 1. Research, Odd
The Don’t Tell the Donor Blog had a chilling link to a New York Times article. Here’s a quote from the article: About 30 nonprofit agencies that held several accounts at Freedom, each with less than $100,000, lost money because the F.D.I.C. considers the...
