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...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 11, 2008 | 3. Ask, Ask Without Fear! products
The Washington Post did a great story on the Pentagon memorial called From Families’ Grief, a Symbol of Loss and Hope. This is a must read for fundraisers. It talks about how Jim Laychak worked through funding hurdles and his own emotions of losing his brother...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 10, 2008 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Fundraising Secrets
My blog post What really bugs your donors? has gotten a lot of traffic. I’ve received over 100 responses between the question on LinkedIn, the comments on the blog, and emails sent directly to me! I’ve been amazed at how relieved people are that someone...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 29, 2008 | Ask Without Fear! products
Could I ask you a big Friday favor? Would you help me get Ask Without Fear! into Starbucks stores? My local baristas strongly encouraged me to try to get Ask Without Fear! into Starbucks in conjunction with the National Philanthropy days in November. The...
