by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 7, 2008 | Question Marc?
From time to time, I get calls by people that equate “fundraising” with “selling stuff.” John emailed me recently and gave me permission to post our email dialogue. Here’s the first message I received. Hello Marc, I found your blog (and...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 27, 2007 | Question Marc?
The November question for the Giving Carnival is: “What business practices should nonprofits adopt to maximize their resources?” My first answer dealt with having our financial house in order. But there’s another wonderful business practice I think nonprofits...
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...