by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 10, 2008 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Fundraising Secrets
My blog post What really bugs your donors? has gotten a lot of traffic. I’ve received over 100 responses between the question on LinkedIn, the comments on the blog, and emails sent directly to me! I’ve been amazed at how relieved people are that someone...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 19, 2008 | 2. Engage, Odd
The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Prospecting blog has an interesting post about a new planned giving tool. Apparently, it’s a CD that donors can play to see the benefits of making a planned gifts and a charity can customize it to be the “charity of...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 9, 2008 | 2. Engage, Donor Evangelists, Stories
Anyone that’s attended any of my fundraising seminars knows I’m a big fan of storytelling. The NY Times offers a great article called 5 Tips for Telling Better Stories. In short, they are: Keep it simple Openings and closings are very important Be mindful...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 5, 2008 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
Uber web 2.0 guru, Chris Brogan listed 50 social networking/web 2.0 sites at 50 Online Applications and Sites to Consider. How many are you using? More importantly: how many are your donors using? It’s wonderfully easy to engage donors where they’re...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 1, 2008 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
Anne Jackson just posted some great Anne’s list!
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 31, 2008 | 2. Engage
I just got back from a talk about the changing labor force in Maine. It’s a very complex and challenging picture. The short form is that we’re facing an aging population without the evidence of a younger people coming in to fill the jobs. And the older...
