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An international leadership coach and fundraising trainer, Marc A. Pitman, CSP® helps nonprofit board members and staff get excited about asking for money. He is the founder of The Concord Leadership Group and of FundraisingCoach.com - recognized by The Atlantic as "1 of 5 Philanthropic blogs fundraisers need to read." His latest book is "The Surprising Gift of Doubt: Use Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You Are Meant to Be." He is also the author of "Ask Without Fear!®," the executive director of the affordable fundraising training program The Nonprofit Academy, and an Advisory Panel member of Rogare, a prestigious international fundraising think tank.
Because of his dynamic trainings, Pitman speaks to thousands each year at events like the World Fundraising Summit in Mexico, trainings in New Zealand, Association for Fundraising Professionals International Conference, and the International Bowling Expo. His experience in nonprofit fundraising and leadership training in person and online, as well as his balanced commentary, has caused him to be featured in books and articles around the world and be sought out as a guest on TV, radio, and print as diverse as The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Real Simple, SUCCESS Magazine, Al Jazeera, and Fox News.
With a passion that's made people call him the "Johnny Appleseed of fundraising," Pitman believes fundraising is all about leadership. Fundraising affects everything from mission and vision to board governance to HR to marketing and community relations. So he is committed to making it ridiculously easy for everyone - board members, volunteers, and nonprofit staff - to get fundraising training. "Ask Without Fear!" has been translated into Dutch, Polish, Spanish, and Chinese. And he continues to write books, create online fundraising trainings, and collaborate on systems like 100 Donors in 90 Days.
Pitman's leadership experience also includes planting and pastoring a Vineyard church, managing a gubernatorial campaign, teaching internet marketing at both the under graduate and graduate level, and being chosen as one of Maine's first "40 Under Forty," honoring Maine's emerging generation of leaders.
He is the husband of his best friend and the father of three amazing kids. And if you see him drive by, he’ll probably be singing 80’s tunes loud enough to embarrass his family
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Keeping the Plates Spinning: Time Management & Goal Setting in a Small Office
How do you balance interruptions and planning? How do you meet your departmental goals when the priorities change daily or hourly? How do you keep all the plates spinning and determine which plates are truly important? When schedules are tight, every unexpected occurrence impacts your entire day. No matter how small the interruption, the ripple effects may be felt throughout your organization! You’ll walk away from this session with incredibly practical tools you can use immediately to help you regain a measure of sanity in your work day. Big offices find this helpful too!
You’ll learn:
- 6 powerful too
Fundraising in the Bible
Many faith-based organizations are surprised to learn that there are examples of fundraising in both the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Scriptures. Learning those stories frees them up to confidently seek full funding for their cause! In this seminar, you’ll learn:
- How biblical heroes like Moses, David, Hezekiah, Nehemiah, and Paul raise funds
- What Jesus meant by not letting your left hand know what your right hand was doing
- Why it’s biblical to seek funding from any source and to have both clergy and lay people do the asking!
FaceTwitLink? TwitteredIn? TheLinkedBook?: An introduction to social media for fundraising
You’re hearing a lot about Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. And your board is telling you people are raising serious money with social media. But what is “social media”? Where did it come from? And can you really raise money with it? This session will show you what the tools are, where they came from, and how to use them to fund your cause.
Some of the things you’ll learn include:
- Why your website is the start of all your social media plans
- 3 real-life uses of Twitter and Facebook that have r
Google+ for Nonprofits
Google now has its own social media platform–Google+. This one is going to be around a lot longer than their earlier attempts with Buzz and Wave and it has tremendous potential for nonprofits!
You’ll learn:
- Why you want to have a Google+ page–and have your staff have Google+ profiles too
- How to use Google’s features to make yourself easy to find
- How to use Hangouts to connect with supp
Ask Without Fear!
Asking for money is as scary for people as death and public speaking. But it doesn’t have to be! Learn a simple “R.E.A.L.” method that takes much of the fear out of the process. This workshop is perfect for nonprofit employees and volunteers and will give you proven techniques to improve your fundraising skills
You’ll learn:
- a 4-part system to structure your solicitation
- actual phrases to use during your solicitations
Who's Telling YOUR Story?
We are natural born storytellers. But all too often, we in the nonprofit world aren’t good at telling our story. This session will equip you and your board members to be master nonprofit storytellers and help you cast your vision and mission in ways people will remember!
You’ll learn:
- the basic components of all compelling stories
- how a trip to the supermarket can help you make your story engaging
- what an &
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