13 Behaviors to start building trust at your organization
Here is the invisible thing that’s holding you back in your work Here’s a diagram you can use to understand interactions at your nonprofit MT: So what if I’m a new executive director and I want my board to trust me? You talked earlier about how boards can bully executive directors. What’s the first step […]
6 circles that will change your world
Read about the invisible thing that holds you back at your nonprofit MT: Let’s say that for example, I’m a new development director and I want my executive director to trust me. How would I start making this happen? MP: I think it’s called transactional analysis. MT: I actually do have a book on transactional […]
Why is there a revolving door? One little word.
Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. Welcome. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and today we’re interviewing Marc Pitman, author of Ask Without Fear and the founder of the Concord Leadership Group. He advises nonprofits about leadership and fundraising. Marc, you are also a Franklin Covey certified coach and that you are interested in the […]
Here’s why your donors are not coming back
Read part one of this interview with Ellen Bristol and learn how to start looking at your fundraising and measuring it in a different way. What if we measured donor interest, donations and engagement instead of OUR moves toward the donor? Intrigued? Read on. Mazarine Treyz: Based on what you’ve seen over the last 20 […]
Your donors lose trust in you. Here’s why.
Why are CEOs insecure? Why are boards confused? And what does this lead to? Marc Pitman tells us! MT: You said, because of all these problems, we decrease donor trust. So how does that impact organizations? MP: Can you imagine? Why would you want to give money to an organization that doesn’t even know you? […]
Why you lie to your board
Here’s part two of our interview with Marc Pitman, where he talks about how we lie to our boards, why we lie to our boards, and how to help our board members be a little less confused. (Read Part one here, where Marc talks about why executive directors and CEOS are insecure. MT: Your report […]