by Marc A. Pitman | May 25, 2017 | 1. Research, 3. Ask, Board Members
Last week, I was able to listen to a terrific discussion from business leaders about how their organizations make corporate gifts to charities. It's always good to hear the thought process of donors. But it sometimes raises more questions than it settles.Seeking...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 28, 2017 | Board Members, Fundraising Secrets
As a nonprofit leader, when was the last time you recommended another nonprofit?Plenty of room on the islandA while back, Seth Godin wrote about there being plenty of room on the island. He observed that authors regularly recommend other authors even though an MBA...
by Paul Bowman | Feb 3, 2017 | 3. Ask, Board Members, Fundraising Secrets, Guest Posts
Charitable Gift IRA Rollover: The PastIn 2006 I was visiting with a donor who was very excited about the recent Pension Protection Act that enabled him to give from his IRA to charity. The Charitable Gift IRA Rollover allowed many donors like him to give a Qualified...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 23, 2016 | 2. Engage, Board Members
Can you recite your nonprofit's mission statement? Does it inspire and energize? Or is is more like a laundry list of tasks?If it sounds like tasks, it's hurting your fundraising.Your nonprofit's mission is vital. It's needed. It should inspire passion. When it does,...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 27, 2016 | 1. Research, Board Members
Recently, I've been getting a lot of questions about capital campaigns. Some nonprofits are going into them wisely, knowing that they have one-time additional costs to be able to better fulfill their mission. Others are looking at a campaign like a "Hail Mary" pass -...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 22, 2016 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Board Members, Fundraising Secrets
I've been a leadership guy a lot longer than I've been a fundraising coach. In fact, one of the things I love about nonprofit fundraising is that fundraising impacts all areas of leadership: mission, vision, values, staff recruitment and retention, communicating...
