by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 14, 2011 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Ask Without Fear! products, Fundraising Myths
I’ve just created a page of the inspirational quotations used in my fundraising training book. These have helped so many of the thousands of people that have read the book that I’ll also be sharing some of them on Twitter with the hashtag #awfquotes. There...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 17, 2009 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Myths, Fundraising Secrets
Within the last couple weeks, there was an article about another nonprofit closing. Reading the article, I saw an incredibly common fundraising myth perpetuated. The myth sounds goes something like this: if we only had more businesses and foundation grants, then our...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 17, 2008 | Fundraising Myths
I have the honor of being included in Sandra Sim’s Mythbusters series. You can see the blog post at: http://stepbystepfundraising.com/fundraising-myth-its-great-to-be-cheap/
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 3, 2007 | Fundraising Myths
I almost succumbed to the “If I Mail It, They Will Give” fundraising faux pas! We sent about 100 letters to donors telling them about an incredible matching opportunity we have. A donor is matching every new endowed fund with $2500. So far, we have secured...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 19, 2006 | Fundraising Myths
Check out the great post The word that can destroy your marketing over at the Donor Power Blog. I’ll give you a hint: the word is one letter long. What do you think it is?
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 2, 2006 | Fundraising Myths, Samples & Tools
Here’s an article I wrote last year around tax time. Perhaps you’ll find it helpful. Are You Paying Tax On Your Charitable Gifts?
