by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 1, 2011 | 2. Engage, 4. Love (Stewardship), Guest Posts
Today we have the third installment in Sandy’s three part series on the nonprofit executive’s role with a development database. The first part included Excel isn’t a database and the second part reminded EDs you don’t have to be a geek. You can...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 31, 2011 | 2. Engage, 4. Love (Stewardship), Guest Posts
This is the second part of a three part series on the executive director’s role with a development database. The first part included Excel is not a database by Sandy Wilder In Part 1 of our series, we addressed the first of our issues regarding Excel vs. the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 30, 2011 | 2. Engage, 4. Love (Stewardship), Guest Posts
Today, I’m super excited to introduce, Sandy Wilder. Sandy is a database whiz and the BEST Raisers’ Edge trainer I’ve ever learned from. I’ve been bugging her for her thoughts on the ED’s role with a fundraising database. A version of...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 29, 2011 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship)
Last week I heard Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” for the first time. The song is basically a few lines of lyrics repeated over and over. And it topped the charts in popularity. Listening to Katy Perry got me thinking about fundraising. Her song...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 12, 2011 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Events, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
I’m pleased to be providing fundraising coaching for Twestival organizers around the world. Here are some tips the team has developed over the last couple years. I’ve updated them this year and made sure they fit in 140 characters! 🙂 Hopefully these will...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 3, 2011 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship)
I just had another talk with a fundraising director who was getting micro-managed by a nonprofit ED. She was out visiting sponsors for an event and getting emails questioning whether being out of the office was the best use of her time. This happens all the time. Even...
