by Marc A. Pitman | Jun 24, 2008 | Ask Without Fear! products, Specials
I originally wrote Ask Without Fear! to be used with boards of directors and groups of volunteers. So I’m offering a special “Board Bundle”: order 10 books at a 35% discount. 10 copies of Ask Without Fear! would normally cost $149.50. But purchased...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 20, 2008 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
Jeff Brooks’ recent post at DonorPowerBlog is such a great reminder: when you’re writing fundraising letters, you need to write like a human being. He offers a great real-life example of typical copy from a fundraising letter he received. Winter disasters...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 17, 2008 | Ask Without Fear! products
A week ago tomorrow, I got my first copies of Ask Without Fear!. Caleb even made me a sign! What a whirlwind of a week! My kids helped me pack up the 70 or so boxes: And we finally got them done: Here’s a link to the rest of the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 11, 2008 | 3. Ask, Objections
I originally wanted to call this fundraising secret: Don’t be a jerk—business people often don’t have liquid assets. That seems to get the message across more bluntly. I’m amazed at how poorly we treat business owners. Especially sole-proprietors. We...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 26, 2008 | Fundraising Secrets
I just had the privilege of speaking at the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes’ annual meeting. What a fun group of people! As a pastor, it was a blast to speak with people who’s job is to help people in their parish grow in giving. These people were...
