by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 17, 2008 | 2. Engage, Samples & Tools
One of my favorite stories is Winston Churchill’s definition of “diplomacy.” According to what I heard, Churchill said: “Diplomacy is not saying, ‘Lady, your face is so ugly it would stop a clock’ but ‘Darling, when I look...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 8, 2008 | Samples & Tools
Check this out: now you can search for a nonprofit on GuideStar and make a donation at the same time! Click “donate now” and you’ll get a link like this snazzy way to give to the Inland Foundation. All the more reason to have pretty 990’s! You...
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 26, 2007 | Samples & Tools
I’ve just tweaked my page at Squidoo. Sorry. My “lens” at Squidoo! If you use Squidoo, I’d love to hear the things you like most about it. Feel free to post a comment here.
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 3, 2007 | Samples & Tools
Nancy Schwartz is hosting this month’s Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. Check it out to see what the three top things some of us are committing to in 2008. It’s not to early to start thinking about your 2008 goals. Be sure to check out my MagnetGoals...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 27, 2007 | 3. Ask, Samples & Tools
Mal Warwick first got me thinking about how often I use “you” (or I don’t use “you”!) in my fundraising letters. Here’s a sort of test I saw in Fundraising Success magazine. Does Your Messaging Pass the ‘You’ Test? “The ‘you’ test...
