by Marc A. Pitman | Mar 3, 2011 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship)
I just had another talk with a fundraising director who was getting micro-managed by a nonprofit ED. She was out visiting sponsors for an event and getting emails questioning whether being out of the office was the best use of her time. This happens all the time. Even...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 23, 2011 | Samples & Tools
Did you see the awards that See3 and YouTube are giving? Apparently it’s the fifth year of the “DoGooder Video awards.” There are awards for large, medium, and small nonprofits and even for low-cost videos. The CASE Foundation is offering $2500...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 22, 2011 | 4. Love (Stewardship), Guest Posts, Samples & Tools
This week, I’m pleased to introduce David Unger. David is an accomplished fundraiser and President of Unger & Associates. His years of experience have led him to create his own donor management and fundraising software system: Total Community Manager....
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 18, 2011 | 3. Ask, Samples & Tools
People are benefiting from the new Fundraising Kick weekly emails. [If you’re not familiar with what I’m talking about, Fundraising Kick’s are brief, simple weekly emails that quickly give you the added kick to do what you already know you need to...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 15, 2011 | 2. Engage, Question Marc?
A client recently asked me an excellent question: I know of an organization that has a large board. It seems they do it so that they can invite potential donors to be on the board. It seems more or less honorary, they don’t get involved much. Should we look at...
