People’s favorite quotes from Marc
“As a coach, I’m not interested in creating ‘mini-me’s.’ I want to create ‘fully you’s’!” – Marc A. Pitman
“Good fundraising involves treating donors well (in the context of their culture). But it should never be idolizing them. And as much of an advocate of good fundraising as I am, fundraising is only part of leading a nonprofit.” – Marc A. Pitman
"A nonprofit CEO who won’t learn fundraising is like a shop owner who keeps organizing the shelves but won’t learn sales." – @marcapitman
— thenonprofitacademy (@thenonprofitac1) January 23, 2023
“We live in a system that was designed to dehumanize…” –@marcapitman #AFPICON
— Jamon Alexander (@jamonalexander) May 3, 2022
Love this picture and loved sharing about a book that I call a leadership desk reference: The Surprising Gift of Doubt by @marcapitman! I literally keep a book on my desk all the time. https://t.co/q0A3p2lukQ
— cherian koshy (@cherian_koshy) May 4, 2022
Strong leaders create systems that others can easily step into. They actively think about who will be leading next & create a roadmap for those who will one day fill their shoes.#AFPICON @marcapitman @tycely @cherian_koshy pic.twitter.com/CSuEzBNT2C
— qgiv (@qgiv) May 3, 2022
At this time of crisis, "The riskiest thing for nonprofits now, is *not* to take risks," says leadership expert and executive coach Marc A. Pitman, CEO, The Concord Leadership Group, @concordleaders @marcapitman #Eskin pic.twitter.com/NWA5CCqXOx
— Charlotte-Anne Lucas (@CharlotteAnne) May 20, 2020
I love you this, "If making these calls is awkward for you, you may have been doing fundraising wrong all these years"@marcapitman you are soooo right!
— Elimelech Adler (@Elimelech_Adler) April 21, 2020
"Your discomfort with asking is getting in the way of a donor's joy in giving. Get out of the way." – @marcapitman
— Cathy_C (@CathyCNJ) November 26, 2019
I love this. https://t.co/xb75SI0XCK
— Dan Hanley (@FundraiserDan) November 15, 2019
Leadership isn’t a title; it’s influence. @marcapitman #npstoryconf
— Lisa Sherrill (@lisa_sherrill) October 29, 2019
"The operating system of your phone may be iOs, Android. Human beings' operating system runs on stories." @marcapitman #fundraisingdayWI #storytelling
— Julia Campbell (She/Her) #BlackLivesMatter 🏳️🌈 (@JuliaCSocial) August 22, 2019
Reading "Ask Without Fear" by @marcapitman and I feel convicted by his point about "paralysis by analysis" – planning so much that we fail to ask.
It's like the quote from Gen. George S. Patton
"A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week."— Robin Padanyi (@RobinPadanyi) January 16, 2019
"I'm convinced the integrity in being yourself, linked with your passion, will be the most effective way to raise lots of money for your favourite cuase." @marcapitman
— Robin Padanyi (@RobinPadanyi) January 12, 2019
Our Favorite 5 Tips to Help in ALL Nonprofit Storytelling from #npstory18
3. "Stories are your operating system, your way of making sense of the world." – @marcapitman#storytelling #nonprofits #grantwriting #grantswork pic.twitter.com/8ilI45Z100
— DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services (@dhlconsult) October 24, 2018
“Donor fatigue happens when donors aren’t asked well.” @marcapitman #NPStory18 #NPStoryConf
— Leah Walker (she/hers) (@iamleahwalker) October 17, 2018
"An employee says, 'This is not my job.' And is likely right. A leader gets the job done anyway." – @marcapitman
— ConcordLeaders.eth (@ConcordLeaders) April 13, 2018
"Crowdfunding is the sugar cereal of your successful #fundraising plan." – @marcapitman https://t.co/LyvV9e0bHh
— David Pride (@DavidaPride) February 15, 2017
Your integrity is always worth more than the biggest donation a person might give. Always. – @marcapitman https://t.co/hd8GTuPNA5
— Coyle Jefferson II (@449club) February 14, 2017
You don't need to be helicopter boss just as you don't need to be helicopter parent – @marcapitman @blackbaud #truthbomb #nofilternonprofit
— Emily Rose (@EmRosePop) January 24, 2017
"Powerful fundraising stories are not about the nonprofit, they're about the donor." – marcapitman http://t.co/fSD8YOEZWo
— Catherine Yates (@CatherineYates3) September 1, 2015
Successful fundraising is a marathon, not a sprint. It’s too important to be sacrificed because you get “bored” with the basics!
— Marc A. Pitman (@marcapitman) January 30, 2015
"The donor hasn't said 'no' until the donor has SAID 'no.' Never assume." @marcapitman #followupfriday #pleasantandpersistent
— Shannon Steene (@Sha_Stee) December 29, 2016
If you serve on a nonprofit board, be sure to do this Facebook tweak from @ConcordLeaders https://t.co/bUJnypd4h7
— Marc A. Pitman, CSP (@marcapitman) December 15, 2016
60% of CEO's aren't evaluated yearly by their board of directors! @marcapitman #NPHub
— Nonprofit Hub (@NPhub) January 28, 2016
Wow. 77% of nonprofits have neither succession planning nor leadership training. – from leadership crisis study by @marcapitman via @NPhub
— John M. Fulwider (@johnfulwider) January 28, 2016
"If we can't stand behind our numbers, we don't have the right to be handling somebody's donations." @marcapitman http://t.co/d2MipEeMRg
— GiveCentral (@GiveCentral) June 11, 2015
'Donor fatigue is a myth…donors aren't tired of giving, they are tired of being crappily asked'. @marcapitman #npstoryconf #insights
— Chriss Hoff (@2woessesandenns) November 6, 2014
I love this reframing @marcapitman. Making people laugh first is creating a safe space to show emotion, not manipulating them to cry later.
— Abby Nafziger (@abbynaf) November 7, 2014
Unless the donor hasn't told us no, how dare we rob her of the opportunity to invest in her values! – @marcapitman http://t.co/wEecxnBQLG
— Melanie Jackson (@MeljSA) October 9, 2014
'No longer r u asking for a gift 4 your nonprofit; u r now asking a donor to invest in the change.' @marcapitman re specific asks (FS 10/14)
— NonProfit PRO (@non_profit_pro) October 2, 2014
Your integrity is always worth more than the biggest donation a person might give. Always. – @marcapitman http://t.co/yCVOjmFOiT
— Ben Stovall (@stovallbg) September 8, 2014
The secret to making the perfect major gift ask… Practice on your steering wheel! @Marcapitman explains how http://t.co/tgaCr1nqxg
— GA Center Nonprofits (@GAnonprofits) May 14, 2014
CEO's: It's not THEIR first date!: http://t.co/3IM47fRQSj via @marcapitman
— Danielle Kempe, CFRE (@DJDiG) April 23, 2014
“Fundraising is an extreme sport!” ― Marc A. @marcapitman
— UC Development (@developmentuc) March 24, 2014
Exactly right! @marcapitman says new donors are like seedlings needing nurturing, not t-shirts needing replacing. http://t.co/VL8hJuvjdw
— Harriet Yeo (@shookyshiner) January 28, 2014
“It takes time to learn anything thing worth learning.”
“Don’t get sidetracked by think that relationship time with donors is robbing you from time that could be spent on ‘mission.’ If you’ve started a nonprofit, you need to come to grips with the fact that donors are part of your mission.“
“Thanking donors 7 times does NOT mean to stop asking”
“Money is a weird thing. It’s usually only as limited as your self-limiting beliefs make it. Some people see scarcity; others see abundance. And you usually get what you see.”