by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 24, 2009 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
Last week, the Chronicle of Philanthropy pointed out a story from ThirdSector. In it, President Obama’s digital strategist, Thomas Gensemer, called email newsletters “a waste of time.” In the article he’s quoted as saying: “Email...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 21, 2008 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask
The Chronicle of Philanthropy highlighted an article in the Washington Post: Americans still giving, despite economic meltdown. Kudos to the Washington Post and the AP. It’s great to see more media outlets talking about fundraising in a recession using the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 21, 2008 | 3. Ask
Turn on any news program and you’ll hear about how bad the economy is. But I’ve been hearing some even more disturbing news: some nonprofits are telling their donors “we know the economy is rough so we won’t ask you for money.”...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 17, 2008 | 2. Engage, 4. Love (Stewardship), Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
Brian Solis wrote an amazing post today listing loads of Twitter tools for building community. In his post, he gives a description and links to each of these tools: twubble GroupTweet twitt(url)y TwitLinks TweetDeck Gridjit Tweet Later Twist Twerp Scan Summize Twemes...
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 20, 2007 | 3. Ask, Odd
If I had a nickel for every time I was asked if I’d work for a percentage of funds raised, I’d be a rich man. But fundraisers that have been in the field far longer than my measly 10 years have long been against this practice. The idea appeals to the...
