by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 27, 2011 | 3. Ask, Guest Posts, Internet & Social Media
Today’s guest post is from Joe Garecht. Joe is the founder of The Fundraising Authority, a website that offers free articles and advice on raising money for small and medium-sized non-profits. He’s got some great tips on positioning your fundraising appeal...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 22, 2011 | Education Opportunities, Internet & Social Media
I’ve just finished my final polish on my slides for the three talks I’m doing this week. I’m so excited! These are going to be great trainings! The LinkedBook? Wednesday, I’m giving 3-hour training on how to effectively use social media for...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 12, 2011 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Events, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
I’m pleased to be providing fundraising coaching for Twestival organizers around the world. Here are some tips the team has developed over the last couple years. I’ve updated them this year and made sure they fit in 140 characters! 🙂 Hopefully these will...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 2, 2011 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
Last week, I tried giving my “Ask Without Fear!” Facebook page fans a special offer. Since they were already fans, I simply “updated fans” with the content of the special offer. That didn’t work. I’m so glad I tweeted and updated my...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 16, 2011 | 3. Ask, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
I’m a big fan of making it ridiculously easy for donors to give. Apparently, Wikipedia is too. Last night, a web search from my phone led me to Wikipedia. They knew I needed the mobile website based on my browser, so they stuck a banner that gave directions how...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 3, 2011 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media
A few weeks ago, a Twitter hashtag, #lessambitiousmovies, caught my attention. It was around 10:30 p.m. after a hard day and I had a blast coming up with appropriate movie titles. Apparently I tweeted alot in 30 minutes! @jonaha sent me this screenshot. I’d...
