by Marc A. Pitman | Jun 10, 2011 | 2. Engage
Cleaning my desk, I just found this “chew on this” card from our local homeless shelter. I must’ve received it 4-6 months ago. In that time, I’ve thrown out more pamphlets and brochures than I can count. But I kept this card. Maybe it was the...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 26, 2011 | 2. Engage
Yesterday, I had the privilege of representing my social media coaching with the Human Business Works team at a trade show called the “New England Xpo.” Trade shows are weird. Trade shows remind me of my work as an admissions counselor. You stand at a...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 8, 2009 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask
In Fundraising Secret #41, I encouraged you to go rounding on your donors. Since then, I’ve been reminded how much time this takes! It’s not just the visit time, that time is wonderful. But it’s time to set up the visits and then, more importantly,...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 4, 2009 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
All week, I’ve been sharing the answers I’ve been giving to questions I’ve been getting on how to effectively use Twitter. The first two were on what I use to tweet and how to find interesting people to follow. Today is the final installment: What...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 2, 2009 | 2. Engage, Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
On Monday, I started the first of three posts I’m calling Twitter 101. That post focuses on programs I use to tweet. Today, I’ll answer the second question I’ve been getting: How do I find people to follow on Twitter? How do I find people to follow...