by Marc A. Pitman | Jun 11, 2008 | Ask Without Fear! products
Chad Norman did a fun interview with me on Ask Without Fear!. You can hear the entire podcast, espisode #8, at: http://www.blackbaud.com/company/resources/podcasts/thebaudcast.aspx.
by Marc A. Pitman | Jun 3, 2008 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
One of my biggest frustrations is getting a passionate email appeal, clearly stating a need, but not telling me what to do to fix it. Do you want me to give money? Send a letter to the editor? But it’s worse to get an email asking for a donation without a link...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jun 2, 2008 | Ask Without Fear! products
I wanted to remind you that Jeff Brooks, the author of the amazing Donor Power Blog, is tomorrow’s guest on the Ask Without Fear radio show! Join us to hear: the difference between writing for direct mail and writing for the web thoughts on fundraising via...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 29, 2008 | Samples & Tools, Specials
For any of you that have written a book or created an information project, you know that simply writing a book doesn’t ensure the book sells. That can be a shock for many of us! Alex Mandossian has a lot of cool ideas in his Virtual Book Tour System. He’s...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 20, 2008 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
Jeff Brooks’ recent post at DonorPowerBlog is such a great reminder: when you’re writing fundraising letters, you need to write like a human being. He offers a great real-life example of typical copy from a fundraising letter he received. Winter disasters...
