by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 2, 2009 | 2. Engage, Donor Evangelists, Internet & Social Media
The latest edition of FundRaising Success Magazine has a terrific article by Bryan Schoell called Get Your Head Out of the Sand. Here’s the begining: People are talking about you online. Ignoring that fact won’t make it go away, so you’d best join in the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 31, 2009 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
Last week, I had the privilege of being a panelist on a Twitter seminar hosted by Helping Hands for Coaches. What a spirited conversation! We had people from all over the United States, including the media person for the Phoenix Suns, and a media coach from the UK. I...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 14, 2009 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media
With all the blog posts I’ve done on Twitter for nonprofits, you know I’m having a blast with Twitter. I’m connecting with old friends and new ones. I even used Twitter to rewrite a fundraising appeal! But over the last few weeks, I’ve seen...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 8, 2009 | 2. Engage
Saw this on Beth Kanter’s blog post Generation Generosity. Whether we’re in a for-profit business or a not-for profit organization, it’s far to easy to focus on scarcity. I think slides like these help us re-center on abundance. Goodness And...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 2, 2009 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
In a salute to Ground Hog Day, I’m reposting Fundraising Secret #11: Don’t Be A Ned. Enjoy! Fundraising Secret #11: Don’t be a Ned Click on the image to watch the clip. Does this sound like your fundraising efforts? Ned: Phil? Phil Connors? Phil...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 23, 2009 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media
…you should at least be learning about using Twitter for your nonprofit. Check out the volume of tweets during the Inauguration: The green line is last week at the same time. The blue line is this week. Twitter reports up to 5 times as many tweets per SECOND...
