by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 27, 2006 | Odd
A fundraisier stood at the heavenly gate, His face was scarred and old. He stood before the man of fate For admission to the fold. “What have you done,” Saint Peter said, “To gain admission here?” “I’ve been a fundraiser, sir,...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 9, 2006 | Odd
Greetings! I got a call from a Time magazine reporter asking if I knew of any “x-treme” fundraising: 30,000 bike trips, bungee jumping for dollars, and the like. I didn’t–and wasn’t really sure how these could make money–but I told...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 25, 2006 | Odd
Here’s an interesting philanthropy experiment: what happens when you give 100 people $100 dollars? Some of them revolutionize their worlds. Check out the Chronicle of Philanthropy article here.
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 12, 2006 | 3. Ask, Odd
Amy Kincaid at Fundraising Breakthroughs just posted on a creative fundraising strategy. At least they’re thinking out of the box! Would this work for you?
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 11, 2006 | 3. Ask, Odd
As much as you may try, ultimately, you may never know what really motivates a donor to give to you. Check out what motivated this donor to give $6 million to the Los Angeles Opera at Jeff Brook’s Donor Power Blog. It’s certainly not about the money. A...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 26, 2006 | Odd, Stories
Tom Suddes of ForImpact.org recently posted this joke to his blog: “There is the story of a pastor who got up one Sunday and announced to his congregation: ‘I have good news and bad news. The good news is, we have enough money to pay for our new building...
