by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 7, 2008 | 2. Engage, Odd, Stories
Just read this in the daily update from the Chronicle of Philanthropy: Large Bequest Surprises Diabetes Charity An 86-year-old Annapolis woman who died in a house fire last March shocked a diabetes group by bequeathing it the largest donation in the organization’s...
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 20, 2007 | 3. Ask, Odd
If I had a nickel for every time I was asked if I’d work for a percentage of funds raised, I’d be a rich man. But fundraisers that have been in the field far longer than my measly 10 years have long been against this practice. The idea appeals to the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 25, 2007 | Odd
This is too odd a tale to be made up. Robbing a nonprofit? An employee of World Relief shooting someone? Especially when World Relief is part of the National Association of Evangelicals? Here’s the entire blurb as seen in today’s daily by the Chronicle of...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 1, 2007 | Odd
Hey, have you heard of BookCrossing.com? It’s based on the premise that books yearn to be free. So we get to “release” them into the wild. With the special BookCrosing.com ID (or “BCID” for those in the know), others that find can have it...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 1, 2007 | Odd, Samples & Tools
Seth Godin is always on the cutting edge of things. He’s done it again with squidwho.com. Who needs a “Who’s Who” in print when you’ve got the internet. But it feels weird setting up a page for myself. So in the spirit of Jackie Huba and...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 31, 2007 | Odd, Stories
Leona Helmsley’s will is causing quite a stir. In addition to leaving millions of dollars to her dog, the NYTimes says it contains nuggets like: To receive money from the trusts, the grandsons are required under the will to visit the grave each year of their...
