by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 2, 2008 | Education Opportunities, Odd
Just read a news brief from the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s daily entitled Small Colleges Say Board Members Have Been Poor Fund Raisers. In the article, Wesley Wilmer is quoted as saying: “If college presidents and development staffs are unhappy with board...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 2, 2008 | Job Opportunity
I’m looking to hire someone to create a web-based gift range calculator like the on that is at Blackbaud.com. But I want to change the formulas to be closer to what I recommend my clients aim for. Do you have any leads you can send me? It seems fairly simple but...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 31, 2008 | 2. Engage
Just watched the latest episode of Oprah’s The Big Give. (And I’m commited to keeping this post far shorter than the last Big Give post!) The final words of the judge Malaak Compton-Rock really get at what I mean when I teach seminar attendees and coaching...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 28, 2008 | Ask Without Fear! products, Specials
I just heard from the publisher. They expect to have the printed copies of Ask Without Fear! “on or about” April 4th! I’m thrilled! This process has taken a l-o-n-g time. Special thanks go to those of you who’ve purchased copies over the last...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 28, 2008 | 4. Love (Stewardship)
This was the It Could Happen to You episode of Oprah’s The Big Give! I suspect, most viewers thought it’d be incredibly easy to give away $100,000 in 24 hours, even with the quirky restrictions. But it’s not as easy as it seems! First I want to...
