FREE npEXPERTS Webinar Tomorrow

by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 3, 2013 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Education Opportunities, Internet & Social Media

I’m honored to be giving the first webinar in Blackbaud’s npEXPERTS series! Donors Don’t Live in One Place so Why Do Your Communications? I’ll be sharing four ways to make sure you are integrating communications for your online donors and your...

[Guest Post] 6 channels to call in the crowds to your crowdfunding campaign

by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 2, 2013 | 3. Ask, Internet & Social Media

I’ve been fascinated by the rise of successfully crowdfunded projects through sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. I think nonprofits can take lessons from them to apply to their own fundraising. So I when I read a thorough analysis of Brett Scott’s...

Explosive growth: The Donor Retention Project

by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 29, 2013 | 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Education Opportunities, Specials

Wow! Response to The Donor Retention Project has been so strong, you all crashed the servers yesterday! Fortunately Chris at 501 Videos has the situation fixed and they were up and running within a few hours. What’s all the fuss? Donor retention is, that’s...

Shoe Shine guy gives $200,000

by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 26, 2013 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Odd, Unassuming Philanthropists

This man, Albert Lexie, shines shoes at a hospital in Pittsburgh. Over the last 30 years, he’s given all his tips to the charity care fund at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. That’s added up to $200,000 so far! From a shoe shine guy! All that...

What if we just called them part of the family?

by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 12, 2013 | 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship)

A couple weeks ago, I had the privilege of hosting the Nonprofit Blog Carnival. I asked some of the nonprofit industry’s top bloggers how they kept donors coming back. 16 experts shared their best tips. 7 out of 10 don’t come back One of the shocking statistics is...

New free ebook “npEXPERTS: Online Marketing Insights for Nonprofits”

by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 5, 2013 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Internet & Social Media

I’m honored to be one 20 experts included in the ebook: npEXPERTS: Online Marketing Insights for Nonprofits. In this ebook, we share tips, tricks and stories on “how to use nonprofit marketing to connect with supporters, activate your donor base, and raise...