by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 28, 2009 | 2. Engage, Events, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
This is the time of year when all the nonprofit geeks gather at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference and when the rest of us who feel techincally savvy realize we’re probably just geek-wannabes. 🙂 Even if you not in San Francisco, it’s very easy to...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 15, 2009 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
I was just on a call with fellow members of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy folks when someone asked, “Does anyone here use Twitter or Facebook?” It appeared I was the only one using social media for my nonprofit. Many wanted to, but their IT departments...
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...
