by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 30, 2011 | 3. Ask
While Google+ is fun, our nonprofits won’t exist without our asking people for money. Here are some articles and interviews to help you with the basics of fundraising. Remember, even multimillion dollar NBA players do layups every week at practice. The same...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 5, 2009 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets, Samples & Tools
Last week, I had someone pay me a huge, though unintended, compliment when unsubscribing from my email newsletter. She said the content was “far too basic” for her. I was thrilled! I strive to make fundraising simple, basic, and easy to understand. Many of...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 18, 2008 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
Last week, Lois Lindauer summed up some fundraising advice as: Keep Your Friends Close and Your Donors Closer: At a recent gathering of executive-level fundraisers in Boston, the following suggestions and thoughts for working during these uncertain times were...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 8, 2005 | 2. Engage
FUNDRAISING BASICS: Get R.E.A.L! Engage! All too often, we’re totally backwards about asking people for money. Asking so fills us with fear that we put off the inevitable as long as possible. But at some point, our organizations goes into a financial crisis, and...
