by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 14, 2008 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media
Jeff Brooks is always full of great advice and delightful humor. In his blog post, You Can’t Control the Conversation, he offers these tips: Here’s what to do: Pay a lot of attention to your donor experience. What does it feel like to donate to your...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 13, 2008 | Odd
Check this article out from the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s daily email: A Charity Levy for Britain’s Wealthy? Affluent British people who do not give at least 10 percent of their incomes to charity should pay an equivalent surcharge in taxes, said Frank...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 12, 2008 | 2. Engage, Fundraising Secrets, Odd
Check out this Reuters story : Frugal librarian amassed $8 million art trove. With a The Millionaire Next Door feel, librarian Jean Preston ate frozen meals and took the bus. But she’d collected art work worth more around $8 million. The lesson I get from this?...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 7, 2008 | Donor Evangelists
Chris Busch has a great blog post on the differences of political campaign websites. You may remember that in the “Create a Cause” tenent Creating Donor Evangelists, I recommend looking at political sites to see what they do well. Well check out the sites...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 7, 2008 | 2. Engage, Odd, Stories
Just read this in the daily update from the Chronicle of Philanthropy: Large Bequest Surprises Diabetes Charity An 86-year-old Annapolis woman who died in a house fire last March shocked a diabetes group by bequeathing it the largest donation in the organization’s...
