by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 21, 2008 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask
The Chronicle of Philanthropy highlighted an article in the Washington Post: Americans still giving, despite economic meltdown. Kudos to the Washington Post and the AP. It’s great to see more media outlets talking about fundraising in a recession using the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 19, 2008 | 2. Engage
FundRaising Success has a nice summary of a talk given by Blackbaud’s Samantha Cohen. As I Gen-Xer myself, I found this quote particularly compelling. “Tell them you want to end world hunger, and they’ll say, ‘No, you’re not,’” she said. “Tell them you want to...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 4, 2008 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Secrets
This week I’ve had two conversations with founders of nonprofits. I’ve had to tell both the unwelcome truth: you’re going to have to do the fundraising yourself. This was a bitter pill for both of them. You see, they’d created their nonprofit...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 17, 2008 | 2. Engage, 4. Love (Stewardship), Internet & Social Media, Samples & Tools
Brian Solis wrote an amazing post today listing loads of Twitter tools for building community. In his post, he gives a description and links to each of these tools: twubble GroupTweet twitt(url)y TwitLinks TweetDeck Gridjit Tweet Later Twist Twerp Scan Summize Twemes...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 3, 2008 | 4. Love (Stewardship)
I just signed three thank you notes that have given me more joy than any I’ve had the privilege to sign: one to each of my kids ages 8, 6, and 3. On Father’s Day, they gave my breakfast in bed. They also each gave 25 cents to the Foundation. They knew I...
