[Guest Post] 7 tips for sharing stories about your nonprofit work

by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 18, 2013 | Guest Posts, Stories

Today I’m pleased to introduce you to Lori Jacobwith. Lori and I have interacted over the last few years and finally got to meet in Minneapolis earlier this year. I’ve asked her to share her top tips on storytelling. You can check out her step-by-step...

[Guest Post] 3 Changes You Should Make To Your Nonprofit Blog Right Now

by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 20, 2013 | 2. Engage, 4. Love (Stewardship), Fundraising Secrets, Guest Posts, Internet & Social Media

Today I get to introduce you to Steven Shattuck, Vice President of Marketing at Bloomerang, the exciting new donor relationship management software that makes it easy to focus on donor retention. I’be been getting to know him over the last few months an love his...

[Guest Post] 15 Fundraising Mistakes That Have Already Been Made for You

by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 2, 2013 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Fundraising Secrets, Guest Posts

I’m glad to introduce you to Tom Harrison, the CEO of Russ Reid. Tom and I are members of the FundRaising Success Editorial Advisory Board and were able to present at a recent conference in Philadelphia. He has an amazing mind for nonprofits and a good sense of...

[Guest Post] How To Use Google Trends

by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 12, 2013 | 2. Engage, Guest Posts, Internet & Social Media

Today it’s my privilege to introduce you to Andy Crestodina. Andy is the Strategic Director of Orbit Media, a web design company in Chicago. The author of the incredibly helpful SEO book Content Chemistry, he’s amazing when it comes to helping your website...

[Guest Post] The money making secret of effective donor newsletters

by Marc A. Pitman | Jun 23, 2013 | 4. Love (Stewardship), Fundraising Secrets, Guest Posts

I’m a huge fan of Tom Ahern. The very first time I heard him speak, I learned tactics that transformed my fundraising writing and made it much more effective. He even convinced me donor newsletters could be actual fundraising tools! So when I saw this blog post...

[Guest Post] Helping board members maximize fundraising effort

by Marc A. Pitman | May 24, 2013 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Board Members, Guest Posts

Peter Genuardi & I are fellow bloggers for npENGAGE. I finally met him at NTEN’s annual conference a couple months ago. He’s the Founder & CEO of Strenth in Members. He helps organizations build better relationships with their supporters by...