by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 5, 2008 | Ask Without Fear! products
I’ve been emailing with the publishers of Ask Without Fear! A Simple Guide to Connecting Donors with What Matters to Them Most. They assure me the book will be in print by the end of February/beginning of March. As hard as it is for me to believe, there are...
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 27, 2007 | Ask Without Fear! products
Early this morning I received the final design of my book Ask Without Fear! . I’m so excited! This now goes to the publisher for printing. I’m not sure what the final time table is but the book is closer than it’s ever been to being in print!! To...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 20, 2007 | 4. Love (Stewardship), Fundraising Letters, Fundraising Secrets
Happy Thanksgiving! Looking for some good quality, inexpensive thank-you cards online, I Googled “Thank You cards.” I was pleasantly surprised to find a link to a fantastic article on how to write a thank you note. The key points made be the author Leslie...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 6, 2007 | Fundraising Secrets
In Fundraising Secret #5: Use Blue Ink, I encouraged you to enhance your direct mail with a simple bit of color. Another oft overlooked tool in fundraising letters is the P.S. Postscripts are so important to fundraising letters, I often tell seminar attendees that...