by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 3, 2012 | 3. Ask
First off, I didn’t watch the debates tonight. I find political debates to be more akin to rehearsed speeches than engaging in dialogue. But my Twitter stream was filled with tweets about the presidential debate. Tweets were all over the place. But Big Bird got...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 25, 2012 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Letters
Studies continue to show that online giving is the fastest growing fundraising channel. But not every nonprofit is experiencing this stellar growth. The best way to grow online donations So what’s the best way to grow online donations? A firm called...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 21, 2012 | 3. Ask
If you’re like many nonprofits, you’ve sent a fall fundraising appeal this month and you plan on sending one towards the end of the year. You might want to reconsider that plan. NPR did a great piece on political direct mail. It’s definitely worth...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 13, 2012 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
There have been some pretty high profile news stories of direct mail firms and telemarketers pocketing 75% to 85% of the money raised for a charity. The latest was reported yesterday on NPR reporting on a Bloomberg investigation of InfoCision’s work for...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 12, 2012 | 3. Ask, Education Opportunities
I’m honored to be doing a fundraising training in Lewiston, Maine today at 11:00. It’s open to Chamber members and non-members. I’m sure you can pay at the door but since lunch is included with the price, I bet they’d love a call so they can...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 11, 2012 | 3. Ask, Book Review, Fundraising Letters, Fundraising Secrets
Yesterday, I sent my Fundraising Kick members 3 contrarian tips on writing successful fundraising letters. Here are three more tips that seem to go against what we’d expect. These tips come from an amazing new book by Jeff Brooks called The Fundraiser’s...
