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...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 2, 2011 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
Last week, I tried giving my “Ask Without Fear!” Facebook page fans a special offer. Since they were already fans, I simply “updated fans” with the content of the special offer. That didn’t work. I’m so glad I tweeted and updated my...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 1, 2011 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship)
I grew up with a mother working on her Masters in family counseling. So as kids, my sister and I got to read a lot of her homework. Seriously. She’d photocopy articles or chapters in books and have all of us read it. I know. I grew up in a weird house. But it...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 15, 2011 | 2. Engage, Question Marc?
A client recently asked me an excellent question: I know of an organization that has a large board. It seems they do it so that they can invite potential donors to be on the board. It seems more or less honorary, they don’t get involved much. Should we look at...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 3, 2011 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media
A few weeks ago, a Twitter hashtag, #lessambitiousmovies, caught my attention. It was around 10:30 p.m. after a hard day and I had a blast coming up with appropriate movie titles. Apparently I tweeted alot in 30 minutes! @jonaha sent me this screenshot. I’d...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 25, 2011 | 2. Engage, 4. Love (Stewardship), Guest Posts
This week, I’m honored to introduce Joanne Fritz. Joanne is the About.com guide for their Nonprofit and Charitable Orgs section. She originally posted this wake-up call on her blog there. Read it and take a hard look at how you’re stewarding volunteers! by...
