Marc Pitman
, CFCC
Free
Nonprofit Fundraising Expert
Marc Pitman Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Fundraising, Goal Setting, Marketing, Life Coaching
- Best Sellers
- Ask Without Fear!, Creating Donor Evangesists, $100k Guide to Email Solicitation
- Career Focus
- Coach, Author, Speaker
- Affiliation
- Certified Franklin Covey Coach | Masters in Organizational Leadership, Regent Univeristy | B.A. Gordon College | High School, Milton Academy
The author Ask Without Fear! and founder of Fundraisingcoach.comFundraisingcoach.com, Marc helps individuals and organizations raise money more effectively than they thought possible!
He's invited to speak at conferences and teaches seminars through various organizations including Blackbaud's Conference for Nonprofits, AFP regional meetings, and the New England Association of Healthcare Philanthropy.
He also has his own Creating Donor Evangelists audio program and other products to help you excel at raising money available at the Fundraising Coach Store.
Marc is also the Director of the Foundation of Inland Hospital.
Most importantly, he's the husband of an incredible wife and the father of three amazing kids.
Free Articles & Book Excerpts
Do-It-Yourself Fundraising
http://fundraisingcoach.com/articles/do-it-yourself-fundraising/
Fundraising in the Bible
http://fundraisingcoach.com/articles/fundraising-in-the-bible/
Sound Track for an Alumni Director's First Year
http://fundraisingcoach.com/articles/soundtrack-for-the-alumni-directors-first-year/
Free Audio & Video Samples
Ask Without Fear! Radio Show
http://fundraisingcoach.com/radio-show/
Interview with Marc A. Pitman, The Fundraising Coach
http://stepbystepfundraising.com/june-2005-free-audio-interview/
People's comments on "Successful Fundraising in a Recession"
http://fundraisingcoach.com/successful-fundraising-in-a-recession-seminar/
Marc Pitman Audio & Video Programs
Marc Pitman Books
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Twitter for Nonprofits and Fundraising
Twitter is a great free tool that can transform your approach to fundraising. And in a time of economic uncertainty, a free tool is a welcome help! Twitter: A Brief Introduction At its most basic level, Twitter is called "microblogging." You get 140 characters to get your message across. It's sort of like text messaging but on the web. 140 characters to answer the main question on the Twitter home page: "What are you doing now?" When you first start to tweet, it feels really odd.
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The 15's: Fitness for the rest of us
We’ve read it all before. Exercise is good for us. 20 minutes of aerobic exercise, three times a week will increase our energy levels and change our life. If we want to have a long and enjoyable life, we need to be intentional about our physical fitness. If we want to lose weight, we need to ...
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THE RULE OF THREES: What Are People Saying About Your Nonprofit?
Wouldn’t it be nice to tell donors what to say when they talk about your nonprofit? The Rule of Threes won’t let you control what people say, but it will give you an edge. Use it, and you will be giving them “mini-scripts” that will come to mind when they talk to their friends, colleagues and ...
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A FRESH LOOK AT ALUMNI RELATIONS: Revolutionize your Fundraising by Turning Your Development Effort On Its Head
Have you ever thought of your alumni relations activities as the preeminent part of your school’s advancement effort? Or do your colleague have an “I-suppose-it’s-important-but-I’m-not-really-sure-what-they-do” mentality about your staff? Far too often, alumni relations is seen as a second-class ...
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GETTING R.E.A.L. ABOUT ASKING FOR MONEY
Asking people for money is one of the most exciting things in the world. Most of us aren’t fortunate enough to earn a living working on something we love. What we do as fundraisers is help show people ways they can take their hard earned money and invest it into something they value. I like to ...
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BANANAS AND WEBSITES: Keeping website visitors focused
Is your website getting the results you desire? Is it increasing your business or merely draining your bank account? Can your customers go to your home page and know exactly what you want them to do? Or are they confused with a myriad of options and animations? The Big Red FeznA couple years ...
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Are you paying taxes on your charitable giving?
If you are not strategizing your giving with your advisors, you may inadvertently be paying tax on your charitable gifts according to Marc A. Pitman, director of the Inland Foundation, Inland Hospital’s fundraising subsidiary. “Accountants, tax strategists, atto eys, and insurance agents are ...
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Do It Yourself Fundraising: How to Get Money for Your Nonprofit
I often get asked by start-up nonprofits how to raise money. The panic of making budget seems to make raising money impossible without knowing someone rich and famous like Bill Gates or Warren Buffet. But fundraising isn’t impossible. It can an incredibly exciting adventure. Here is a simple ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Marc Pitman
Fundraising IS an extreme sport!
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