by Joe Garecht | Nov 1, 2017 | Fundraising Secrets, Guest Posts
Over the past twenty years, I have worked with hundreds of non-profit organizations. In my experience, the majority of non-profits (and the vast majority of small and mid-sized organizations) are frustrated with fundraising. Most non-profits feel overwhelmed with fund...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 26, 2017 | Ask Without Fear! products, Education Opportunities, Fundraising Secrets, Personal Leadership
As much as I love to do in-person leadership and fundraising trainings, sometimes you just can't get to them. So webinars can be incredibly helpful. Over the last few months, I've done webinars for NCDC, qGiv, NonprofitHub, and Bloomerang. Webinars on Leadership and...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 12, 2017 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Board Members, Fundraising Secrets
I've been seeing a disturbing trend of late: a sharp rise in what I call are BFFs: blunt force fundraisers. Nonprofit leaders willfully skipping planning to jump straight to asking. As the author of Ask Without Fear!®, you know I am an advocate for asking. But the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 28, 2017 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
In this morning's note to my weekly Fundraising Kick coaching email subscribers, I offered two ways to respond to a tragedy like the devastation people are experiencing in Texas because of Hurricane Harvey. This message is so timely, I am sharing it here as well. If...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 8, 2017 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Board Members, Fundraising Secrets
Capital campaigns are a wild roller coaster ride of vision-fueled excitement followed by long stretches of slow. slogging. work. The slow parts require incredible discipline to stay on course. I know because I’ve helped run 18 capital campaigns at schools,...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 2, 2017 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets, Internet & Social Media
Online giving definitely is growing. And if you listen to the growth statistics, you may feel you can fully fund your organization using online giving tools. If that's you, stop. Seriously. When something grows from 1% to 2% it's 100% growth, but it's still not the...
