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...
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...
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...
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...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 27, 2013 | 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Board Members, Guest Posts
Since we celebrate Valentines Day in February, I thought I’d have this edition of the Nonprofit Blog Carnival focus on long-term donor relationships. I like to think of it as showing them “love.” A few weeks ago, I posted this question to nonprofit...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 26, 2013 | 3. Ask, Objections
About a week ago, I was able to do a Twitter chat on “loving your donors” and showing them appreciation. You can read a transcript here: http://storify.com/audiencedevspec/auddev-chat-2-14-noon-et-loving-your-donors Do you have to answer donors’ questions? One...
