by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 31, 2007 | Odd, Stories
Leona Helmsley’s will is causing quite a stir. In addition to leaving millions of dollars to her dog, the NYTimes says it contains nuggets like: To receive money from the trusts, the grandsons are required under the will to visit the grave each year of their...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 28, 2007 | Fundraising Secrets, Objections
Last time we looked at the #1 fundraising secret: ask! Asking will always be #1. The rest of these fundraising secrets are in no particular order. That being said, the second secret is: brainstorm objections up front. Nine times out of ten, when you ask for money the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 21, 2007 | Ask Without Fear! products, Specials
I’ve recently become aware of two things about the title of my book The Get R.E.A.L. Guide to Asking for Money: Connecting Donors with What Matters to Them Most. 1. It is really long. 2. The “R.E.A.L.” raises spam alerts. Would you help me by voting...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 15, 2007 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
I love ForImpact.org’s W.O.W. emails. I read this just after writing yesterday’s post Fundraising Secret #1. It definitely fits! Read it and prosper: Last week Tom and I were with a Benedictine prep school in New Jersey. We were discussing the importance...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 14, 2007 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
Since many have finished their fiscal year and others that haven’t finished are working on budgets for the next fiscal year, I’ve been pondering things that would make this coming year our best fundraising year yet. I’ve come up with about 100...
