by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 9, 2024 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Letters
Fundraising letters are still an important part of your fundraising process. Recently, I’ve been getting lots of questions about fundraising letters – both to me directly and on FundraisingCoach GPT (FRC GPT). So I thought I’d give you a simple...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 9, 2020 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Letters, Fundraising Secrets
Have you ever written a fundraising letter? A fundraising letter you felt really proud about? One that presented your nonprofit in an amazing light. That showed how good you were working in your cause. One that was sure to convince donors to give to you? I have too....
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 9, 2018 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Fundraising Letters
Last month, at the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference, I saw Jeff Brooks help nonprofits understand donor communication by sharing a great image. I wrote about it to my Fundraising Kick email subscribers. But I wanted to share it here. Hopefully it’ll help as you...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 11, 2010
As much a proponent as I am of face-to-face asking, much of our work involves writing fundraising letters for our direct mail program. When I was the head of a small office (a one person office!), I didn’t have professional copywriters built into our budget. So...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 14, 2026 | Fundraising Secrets, Personal Leadership
Nonprofit leadership might be one of the hardest forms of leadership on the planet. Think about what you’re actually doing. You’re working to make seismic changes in communities, often with razor-thin margins for error. You’re doing some of the...
