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...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 31, 2007 | Book Review
In the last few posts, we’ve been gleaning from Seth Godin’s latest book, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick). If you’ve determined that you can be
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 17, 2007 | Book Review
In our last post, Fundraising in the Dip, we exlpored Seth Godin’s thoughts on “dips” and “cul-de-sacs” from his latest book, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick). Today, let’s look at the 3...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 16, 2007 | Odd
The Chronicle on Philanthropy has an interesting blurb on a new term for donors: yawn. Here’s a taste: Using a term coined in Great Britain, columnist Robert Frank says extremely rich young people who live humbly and give most of their wealth to charity are...