by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 18, 2007 | Donor Evangelists, Fundraising Secrets
Liz Strauss has a great post on innovation at Brainless Business Bible: Customers want innovation. She says a speaker at a conference emphatically said “Customers want innovation.” He even had a powerpoint slide with that on it. But, as she points out,...
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 4, 2007 | Fundraising Secrets
In keeping with the fundraising secrets on using the PS and writing with blue ink, I’m offering Fundraising Secret #7: Don’t ask for money on a post card (or a credit card number on a postcard). It’s amazing but some of us do it! I did it last year....
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 28, 2007 | Education Opportunities
Nancy Schwartz is hosting the next Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. This time the question is: What are the Top 3 “To Dos” on Your 2008 Nonprofit Marketing Agenda? Here are my three: Develop a plan to proactively promoting my new book Ask Without Fear! A...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 28, 2006 | 3. Ask, Book Review
I don’t talk much about the use of the telephone. I guess I’ve been scarred by too many phonathons. But the phone is an incredibly important tool in the R.E.A.L. process of asking for money. Especially in getting a solicitation visit. In his terrific book...