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A surprising way to better fundraising

A surprising way to better fundraising

by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 6, 2019 | Fundraising Secrets, Personal Leadership

Improving fundraising is a never-ending quest for nonprofit leaders. But recent research shows a startling discovery on how to make your fundraising better. In “The Wake Up Call,” researchers Dr. Adrian Sargeant and Harriet Day researched leadership styles...
Get over your discomfort and politely ask for money

Get over your discomfort and politely ask for money

by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 19, 2019 | 3. Ask

I recently tweeted “your discomfort with asking is getting in the way of a donor’s joy in giving. So get out of the way!” (Click here to tweet that.) Since then, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how to get over the discomfort! How to...
Impact Storytelling – translating data to action

Impact Storytelling – translating data to action

by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 22, 2019 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets

Today I was honored to give a webinar with CiviCore on data and impactful stories. I shared one researcher’s experience with stumbling on to a form of a story. Then look at studies about using statistics in fundraising versus not using any statistics. We saw...
[Guest Post] The Recipe for Nonprofit Committee Failure

[Guest Post] The Recipe for Nonprofit Committee Failure

by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 4, 2019 | Board Members

Today’s guest post is from Kim Donahue. Kim is the resident governance expert at Boardable. In a fun tongue-in-cheek tone, she shares a perfect formula for making sure your board committees don’t work! And she knows. With over 30 years of nonprofit...
Be strategic and curious – not a jerk

Be strategic and curious – not a jerk

by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 25, 2019 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship)

Did you read the “Outspoken Donor” article in a recent Chronicle of Philanthropy? I didn’t like it very much. But some of the donor’s experiences with fundraisers are chilling. For example, she says: “Development officers sometimes think...
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