by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 18, 2008 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
Last week, Lois Lindauer summed up some fundraising advice as: Keep Your Friends Close and Your Donors Closer: At a recent gathering of executive-level fundraisers in Boston, the following suggestions and thoughts for working during these uncertain times were...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 11, 2008 | 3. Ask
Debra Blum of The Chronicle of Philanthropy has a great summary of comments from Reynold Levy, president of the
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 4, 2008 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
This week I’ve had two conversations with founders of nonprofits. I’ve had to tell both the unwelcome truth: you’re going to have to do the fundraising yourself. This was a bitter pill for both of them. You see, they’d created their nonprofit...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 24, 2008 | 3. Ask
Today the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported on a seemingly provocative comments from the head of the Wal-Mart Foundation, Margaret McKenna. According to the Boston Herald, she said some charities should fail. I whole heartedly agree. Some nonprofits should fail. Just...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 21, 2008 | 3. Ask
Turn on any news program and you’ll hear about how bad the economy is. But I’ve been hearing some even more disturbing news: some nonprofits are telling their donors “we know the economy is rough so we won’t ask you for money.”...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 30, 2008 | 3. Ask
Chris Busch has an interesting comment about the “branding” of the bailout bill. He comments that since nobody likes a bailout, terms like “workout” should be used instead. The branding of the legislation is shifting already. I’m...
