by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 6, 2018 | Fundraising Secrets, Personal Leadership
I just returned from training NGO leaders in Lebanon. Prior to the training, I spent time studying Lebanese philanthropy and interviewing people who'd registered. Fundraising is clearly getting harder. I kept hearing the two reasons it was particularly hard in Lebanon...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 26, 2017 | Ask Without Fear! products, Education Opportunities, Fundraising Secrets, Personal Leadership
As much as I love to do in-person leadership and fundraising trainings, sometimes you just can't get to them. So webinars can be incredibly helpful. Over the last few months, I've done webinars for NCDC, qGiv, NonprofitHub, and Bloomerang. Webinars on Leadership and...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 28, 2017 | Personal Leadership
Here's the text of an email I sent to subscribers of the free #FollowUpFriday email list. Versions of this process helped keep me sane as a fundraiser so I thought I'd share it here. Good morning! Yesterday I felt overwhelmed by the demands on my time. Projects...
by John Haydon | Feb 14, 2017 | Guest Posts, Personal Leadership
The nonprofit sector is a strong and vibrant community full of people willing to help each other out. And now more than ever, it’s important to come together and work as allies and mentors. The value of being mentored seems pretty obvious: new skills, confidence,...
by Meghan Godorov | Aug 17, 2016 | Personal Leadership
As a trained salary negotiation facilitator, I’ve presented facts, resources and strategies to many individuals across the globe to help them enter into and walking away successfully from negotiation conversations. Today, I want to provide a tool specifically for...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 26, 2016 | Fundraising Secrets, Personal Leadership
Or how to answer the question "What do you do with your time?" In the last couple weeks, I've found myself sharing a tool with each of my private coaching clients. So I thought I'd share it with you too! As a fundraiser, I know that I'm raising money most effectively...
