Fundraising is hard. It shouldn’t feel this lonely.
You know what to do. Research your donors. Build relationships. Make the ask. Steward well. Repeat. And every year, the counter resets to zero and you start climbing again.
If you’re carrying the revenue burden for an organization that changes lives — and wondering why it feels heavier than it should — you’re not alone. You just need a better partner than another webinar.
Where are you right now?
“I know the basics. I’m still stuck.”
You’re a development director or fundraiser who knows what to do but feels overwhelmed by your portfolio, isolated from leadership, or unsure how to communicate your process to your board. Coaching gives you a thinking partner who gets it.
“My board wants to help. They just don’t know how.”
Your board members believe in the mission. They dread the fundraising part. Training and board retreats help them find a way in that actually fits how they’re wired — not guilt trips.
“We’re about to launch the biggest campaign we’ve ever done.”
A building project, an expansion, a vision that’s finally ready to become real. You need someone who’s been through this before — 23+ campaigns — at a fraction of what traditional consulting firms charge.
“We LOVED your Exactly What to Say for Nonprofit Leaders session! The Monday after we got back, I called a major donor and asked for a $15,000 matching gift by saying ‘I don’t know if this is for you, but…’ and the donor said ‘Okay.’ Just like that. $15,000 is HUGE for us.”
“We doubled our donations year-over-year by executing a new fundraising strategy based on principles we learned from Marc.”
Meet Marc A. Pitman, CSP®
Marc has spent over 25 years coaching nonprofit leaders, training boards, and helping organizations raise money without feeling like they’re begging. He’s the author of Ask Without Fear!®, the founder of FundraisingCoach.com (hailed by The Atlantic as one of five philanthropic blogs fundraisers need to read), and the Executive Director of The Nonprofit Academy.
He’s coached leaders through the dot-com bust, 9/11, the 2008 recession, and the COVID-19 pandemic. His clients say they get reconnected with why they got into nonprofit work in the first place — and they raise more money with less stress.
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