by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 10, 2011 | 3. Ask, Education Opportunities
Tomorrow I’m teaching my first “open” fundraising class. It’ll be held in Lewiston, Maine at the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce. For more information, and to register for the class, go to http://fundraisingcoach.com/class. Apparently...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 8, 2011 | 3. Ask, Guest Posts
Today I’m pleased to introduce David Hazeltine. David and I met at an NEAHP conference a couple years back and immediately hit it off. Since he works with DMW Direct Fundraising, I’ve asked if he’d share his insights into direct mail fundraising....
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 1, 2011 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Letters
In writing up a project for a client, I drafted this short reminder on how to write effective fundraising letters. What else would you add? The letter is personalized “Dear Friend” doesn’t cut it. Studies show the first thing people look for is their address is at the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 21, 2011 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Ask Without Fear! products, Specials
Earlier this month, I mentioned how excited I was about the products that I’ve got coming out this year. Today, I get to announce another really cool offering: the “Ask Without Fear! DVD”! Many of you who’ve read my book or attended my seminars...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 18, 2011 | 3. Ask
Have you ever been put on the spot by an excellent question? Last week, I was speaking at a Rotary Club. At the end of the presentation, one man asked this question: For some of us, we’d rather have a long, sharp wooden stick put in our eye than ask people for...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 14, 2011 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Ask Without Fear! products, Fundraising Myths
I’ve just created a page of the inspirational quotations used in my fundraising training book. These have helped so many of the thousands of people that have read the book that I’ll also be sharing some of them on Twitter with the hashtag #awfquotes. There...
