by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 11, 2007 | 2. Engage, 4. Love (Stewardship), Fundraising Secrets
[Warning: rant in progress] Hang around me for any length of time and you’ll hear me rant about the awful tendency of those of us in nonprofits of getting entitled. Sit in the back office of just about any nonprofit, and you’ll here people slip into talk...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 7, 2007 | Ask Without Fear! products
Brian Tracy has graciously written this: This short, practical book gives you a series of step-by-step methods to raise more money, faster and easier than you ever thought possible. -Brian Tracy, Author The Psychology Of Selling I can’t wait to have this book in...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 1, 2007 | Odd, Samples & Tools
Seth Godin is always on the cutting edge of things. He’s done it again with squidwho.com. Who needs a “Who’s Who” in print when you’ve got the internet. But it feels weird setting up a page for myself. So in the spirit of Jackie Huba and...
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...
