by Marc A. Pitman | Jun 3, 2008 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
One of my biggest frustrations is getting a passionate email appeal, clearly stating a need, but not telling me what to do to fix it. Do you want me to give money? Send a letter to the editor? But it’s worse to get an email asking for a donation without a link...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 20, 2008 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
Jeff Brooks’ recent post at DonorPowerBlog is such a great reminder: when you’re writing fundraising letters, you need to write like a human being. He offers a great real-life example of typical copy from a fundraising letter he received. Winter disasters...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 14, 2008 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask
Here’s something I wrote about library support on the Facebook page of my local library. Unfortunately, it’s too long for the 1000 character limit! So I post it here and hope it’ll help others. ——————— Hi...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 13, 2008 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Ask Without Fear! products
Gayle Robertswas my guest on today’s Ask Without Fear radio show. You really owe it to yourself to listen to Gayle’s thoughts on fundraising and generousity. You’ll be challenged to re-evaluate your thoughts on raising support for nonprofits. And...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 8, 2008 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask
Jeff Brooks’ recent post at DonorPowerBlog is such a great reminder: when you’re writing fundraising letters, you need to write like a human being . He offers a great real-life example of typical copy from a fundraising letter he received. He then points...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 22, 2008 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
Usually when we do think about estate giving, or so-called “planned giving,” we tend to think of really rich people. But the AFP reports shares that a new study by Campbell & Company blows this preconception away. According to the AFP: Most surprising...
