by Marc A. Pitman | Jun 17, 2016 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship)
I just sent this out to everyone getting weekly #FollowUpFriday email reminders: It’s #FollowUpFriday!It’s Follow Up Friday! Over on the http://followupfriday.org/ page, D.C. Dreger quoted a John Grisham character calling today “fish Friday.”...
by Wauker Matthews | May 30, 2016 | 3. Ask, Internet & Social Media
Mobile giving is one of the hottest topics in town. That being said, many people have been throwing the term around without fully understanding its practices or implications. It’s more than just texting to give. And that’s precisely why we’ve crafted this essential...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 18, 2016 | 1. Research, 3. Ask, Guest Posts
Grant seeking is a distinct form of fundraising – one that can seem like a complete mystery. That’s why I asked Diane H. Leonard to share some tips. She’s not only written grants, she’s successfully helped others write them. More importantly,...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 5, 2016 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
Last week, I sent out a fundraising coaching email to Fundraising Kick subscribers asking them if they were fundraising like Linus. My grandfather loved Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comics. Everytime we went to his house, we’d see lots of Peanuts characters: Charlie...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 22, 2016 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Board Members, Fundraising Secrets
I’ve been a leadership guy a lot longer than I’ve been a fundraising coach. In fact, one of the things I love about nonprofit fundraising is that fundraising impacts all areas of leadership: mission, vision, values, staff recruitment and retention,...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 1, 2016 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Board Members
If you are paying attention to government actions and media reports, it is easy to see that nonprofit work is under consistent attack. Local and state governments are threatening to tax charities. Federal governments are testing new regulations that would never be...
