by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 28, 2007 | 4. Love (Stewardship), Education Opportunities
Just made a reservation for the New England Association of Healthcare Philanthropy 2008 Conference at the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa. The call to the Marriott reservations person was friendly. He knew of the conference discount. He not only asked if I was a...
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 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 11, 2007 | Education Opportunities
Greetings from Charleston, SC! Here at Blackbaud’s Conference on Nonprofits. I got to spend 3 1/2 hours with the amazing fundraising mind of Mal Warwick. I wish I’d had this before I sent my year-end appeal text to the printer. 🙂 I’ve been at this...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 24, 2007 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask
As we enter the home stretch of our 100 days, I’m relearning an important skill: leads generation. Odd as it is, this is a skill I seem to keep forgetting. I guess I just get comfortable communicating with existing donors and forget the need to keep finding new...
