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Marc A. Pitman

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https://concordleadershipgroup.com/

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Leadership, Professional Development, Fundraising

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Marc A. Pitman, CSP, is a leadership coach and speaker for CEOs, tech founders, and nonprofit leaders, CEO of Concord Leadership Group, and author of The Surprising Gift of Doubt and Ask Without Fear!®.

Since 2003, he has presented trainings and keynotes to over 27,000 participants in North America, Europe, Mexico, and New Zealand, and coached more than 130 CEOs, C-suite executives, directors, and owners through the dot-com bust, the aftermath of 9/11, the 2008 recession, and the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also certified 45 Quadrant 3 Leadership Coaches.

Marc is a Certified FranklinCovey Coach, a Certified Speaking Professional of the National Speakers Association, and past president of the South Carolina chapter of the International Coaching ...more

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	The Surprising Gift of Doubt: Use Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You Are Meant to Be 4.35 avg rating — 81 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ask Without Fear!: A Simple Guide to Connecting Donors With What Matters to Them Most 3.85 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nonprofit Social Media: A beginner's guide to nurturing relationships from your desk 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ask Without Fear for Christian Ministry: Helping you connect donors with causes that have eternal impact by Marc A. Pitman (Goodreads Author), Donna Wilson (Foreword) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fundraising Kick: A Year of Ask Kicking Ideas 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thoughts on Fundraising in the Bible it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ask Without Fear for Librarians really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who's Telling YOUR Story? Storytelling for nonprofit marketing and fundraising 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Google+ for Nonprofits: A Quick Start Guide to Unleashing the Power of Google+ to Promote and Fund Your Nonprofit it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Creating Donor Evangelists 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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5 Fundraising Basics to Commit to This Fall

Committing to the Fundraising Basics This Fall? Start With These Five

Rising costs, teams stretched thin, donors taking longer to decide, and boards wanting certainty. In a season like this, the best fundraising advice is the oldest: commit to the basics.

Thatâs easy to say, but it’s easy to forget what to actually do. So here are five of those fundraising basics, each paired with a resource built

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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

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“Life's short. Live passionately.”
― Marc A. Pitman

tags: leadership, life-coaching, motivation, passion

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“Fundraising is an extreme sport!”
― Marc A. Pitman, Ask Without Fear!: A Simple Guide to Connecting Donors With What Matters to Them Most

tags: charity, fundraising, nonprofit, philanthropy

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“Leaders need to consider three types of hardwiring—Behaviors, Abilities, Motivations—that work together to describe the unique gifts, talents, and spin that you can bring to work.”
― Marc A. Pitman, The Surprising Gift of Doubt: Use Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You Are Meant to Be

tags: emerging-leaders, leadership-development, organizational-leadership, personal-leadership, values, vision

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“Fundraising is an extreme sport!”
― Marc A. Pitman, Ask Without Fear!: A Simple Guide to Connecting Donors With What Matters to Them Most

tags: charity, fundraising, nonprofit, philanthropy

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“Life's short. Live passionately.”
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tags: leadership, life-coaching, motivation, passion

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“Everybody gets to play.”
― John Wimber, Power Evangelism

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“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”
― Carl Gustav Jung

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“He also uses the space he creates to recharge himself emotionally. This allows him to shift between problem-solving mode and the coaching mode expected of him as a leader.”
― Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

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