by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 8, 2013 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Internet & Social Media
Baby boomers represent 43% of giving in USA Blackbaud just released it’s Next Generation of American Giving study (and a nifty interactive infographic). According to their research, Baby Boomers accounted for 43% of giving in the USA last year. While I generally...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jun 7, 2013 | 2. Engage, 4. Love (Stewardship), Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
Earlier this week, I wrote on how to jumpstart your year end giving. In it, I mentioned scheduling your social media updates to complement your fundraising letters. Keeping up with your own blog as well as Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn can be daunting....
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 3, 2013
We talked alot in the call about using online promotion and offline communication. One of the most effective ways to use offline communication is in well crafted fundraising letters. To learn some tips on making yours more effective, go to...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 24, 2013 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Board Members
A new report by CompassPoint called UnderDeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising is getting lots of press. Two of the most sensational headlines are that: more than half of all fundraisers want to leave their job, some even the entire...
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 18, 2012 | 1. Research, Personal Leadership
For most of the thousands of people receiving this email newsletter, there are only 5 or 6 business days left in 2012. This is typically an odd time for fundraisers: we’re stuck between the sense that everyone is celebrating a holiday and the reality that a...
