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...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 16, 2008 | 2. Engage, 4. Love (Stewardship), Donor Evangelists
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is reporting that Sen. Grassley is continuing his push to increase regulations on nonprofit hospitals. I work in one and didn’t think the regulation could get any tighter–especially for small community hospitals with a large...
