More on Fundraising in the Dip
In our last post, Fundraising in the Dip, we exlpored Seth Godin's thoughts on "dips" and "cul-de-sacs" from his latest book, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick). Today, let's look at the 3 questions Seth recommends we ask before...
Are you a YAWN?
The Chronicle on Philanthropy has an interesting blurb on a new term for donors: yawn. Here's a taste: Using a term coined in Great Britain, columnist Robert Frank says extremely rich young people who live humbly and give most of their wealth to charity are “yawns,”...
A chunk of my 15 minutes of fame!
This picture went with a very flattering article in the paper today. The reporter did a great job. I only wish he'd included the fact that I said "us" and "we" in the interview, not "I" and "me." Fundraising is a TEAM sport! Either way, I'm flattered. I'm sure it...
SALE! 20% off Creating Donor Evangelists
In honor of Independence Day here in the USA, we're having a sale on all Creating Donor Evangelists products. For the NEXT 14 DAYS ONLY, all CDE audio products are being offerend for 20% off. [From now until July 17!] Just go to The Fundraisingcoach.com Store. To...
Fundraising In the Dip
Many of us experienced the end of the fiscal year on June 30th. Before taking a well deserved vacation, this is a great time for catching our breath and re-assessing our position. Some of what I'm currently reading, Seth Godin's new book, The Dip: A Little Book That...
Generations
Every once in a while you come a cross a blog post that takes your breath away. Fundraising from older people, ie, fundraising by Jeff Brooks is one of those. He quotes Mark Rovner as saying "Boomers and Xers have different worldviews, cultural touchstones, and senses...
Are you in the club?
Let's revisit the idea of clubs. In his article, Michael Masterson gives an example of a dining club. Summing up the example, he states: The basic elements of a club that are at work in this example: Association with like-minded people This is the fraternal aspect of...
Job Opening – D.C.
This just in: Vice President/Director of Development Women’s Edge Coalition Washington, D.C. The Women’s Edge Coalition (Edge) is a cutting-edge, results-oriented policy organization working to make U.S. foreign assistance and trade policy improve the lives of women...
Identifying your fans
Would you recommend us to your friends? On a recent teleclass, Jackie Huba says this is one of the best questions to help you identify your organization's fans. You should be able to listen to the podcast here.
Red Sox Wine?!
The Don't Tell the Donor Blog reports on three Red Sox'd themed wines: Wakefield's "CaberKnuckle" Ramirez's "Manny Being Merlot" Schilling Schardonnay What'll they think of next?!
Summer Break Ideas
Many of you are approaching the end of your fiscal year. The rest of us often experience a bit of a lull during the summer. (But the work seems to increase every year, doesn't it?) How are you going to spend the "down-time"? Author Robert W. Bly has a terrific list of...
Breaking 1000!
The subscriptions continue to grow! So far more than 900 people have subscribed to the Extreme Fundraising Ezine. Would you help me get to 1000 by inviting your colleagues to sign up? People can subscribe at the bottom of: fundraisingcoach.com or send a blank email to...
Sensational!
Google Alerts just emailed me this announcement from Channel 5 News in Charleston, SC. I'm not sure I've ever been called "sensational" before...but it has a nice ring. 🙂 The Association of Fund raising Professionals Lowcountry Summer Institute will take place at the...
Sex, drugs, and…charitable giving?!
Today's daily update from the Chronicle of Philanthropy included a report on neurological studies of philanthropy: Charity Comes Naturally to Humans, Some Studies Say Neuroscientists studying human empathy, altruism, and morality often find that doing good is...
Blog driven fundraising?
Just got this in the mail: Dear Marc A. Pitman, This Monday, May 28th, join thousands of bloggers and use your blog to benefit DonorsChoose.org, a non-profit Web site that brings teachers and donors together to fund specific student projects that range from "Magical...
And now for something completely different
It's a Friday before a long weekend, so I thought I'd post this mashup. Enjoy the frivolity!
Are you LinkedIn?
Mark Nakumara pointed me to this great blog post by Guy Kawaski about ways to used LinkedIn. Can you imagine how cool it would be if donors started researching you before a solicitation call! Very cool! To read the Guy's blog post click here. My LinkedIn profile is...
What are you saying?!
This story appeared in Inland Hospital's internal daily: There was an elderly woman who had been hard of hearing for years. Her family and friends were always encouraging her to get a hearing aid. Finally, she gave in. After having the hearing aid for three weeks she...
Marc Speaking in SC in June
I'll be speaking at the AFP Lowcountry Summer Institute on June 29. If you're in the area, I'd love to see you there! You can register at: http://afplowcountry.com/
Being Human
One of the most effective ways to not create donor evangelists is to talk a language nobody but your inner circle understands. Jeff Brooks at
Benefits of Clubs
Every nonprofit organization I’ve raised money for has had donor “clubs.” Oddly, they didn’t seem more than a way to categorize giving levels. When I thought of “club,” I thought of racquet ball, overstuffed leather chairs, and cigars & port. (One or two alum have...
15 Minutes of Fame
Reuters just published an artcile on extreme sports and fundraising written by Verna Gates. She was gracious enough to quote me! The article is at: Extreme fundraisers take charity to the limit
Fundraising Coach Bookstore
I've published three works with Lulu.com. Only now did I realize they have a Fundraising Coach Storefront at http://www.lulu.com/fundraisingcoach. There you can buy print copies of three of my favorite tools: "The $100,000 Guide to E-mail Solicitation," "Creating...
SixDegrees.org
I've heard a little about SixDegrees.org. But I don't get it. If you do, could you leave me a comment (there's a "comment" link under the title to this post!) SixDegrees.org
Creating Donor Evangelists DOWNLOAD
Today is a great day! I've been wanting to offer the Creating Donor Evangelists audio program as a download. It is now available. Downloads are easier to listen to and there's no CD to lose! Plus, you don't have to pay shipping. Purchases of the download count toward...
12 Types of Clients
We're all clients at some point in our lives. And many of us have been freelancers. Robert Weiner refered some of us on CharityChannel.com to this great blog post: The 12 Breeds of Clients and How to Work with Them. I think I've been 6 or 7 of them!
Another nice post
Mitch Teplitsky recently posted a very nice post on his Soy Andina blog. The post is: Are you fundraising? Visit Marc Pitman's site. The offer he's refering to is below: Creating Donor Evangelists April Special. People say they really like this program because it's:...
Generating new leads
As we enter the home stretch of our 100 days, I'm relearning an important skill: leads generation. Odd as it is, this is a skill I seem to keep forgetting. I guess I just get comfortable communicating with existing donors and forget the need to keep finding new ones....
April Special Update
Sandra Sims generously blogged a very nice post about Creating Donor Evangelists and this month's special. Thanks Sandra! I'm really excited about the conference call on May 2. We'll be able to really get to your questions about your specific situation. It's going to...
April “Creating Donor Evangelists” Special
I'm really excited about this special: anyone that buys the Creating Donor Evangelists Audio Program between now and the end of the month gets free admission to a teleconference on Wednesday, May 2 at 1 p.m. EST. (Long distance charges may apply.) This class is going...