Concord Leadership Group founder Marc A. Pitman helps leaders, especially in the context of fundraising, lead their teams with more effectiveness and less stress. He's the author of The Surprising Gift of Doubt. He's also the author of Ask Without Fear!® - which has been translated into Dutch, Polish, Spanish, and Mandarin. He's also the executive director of TheNonprofitAcademy.com and an Advisory Panel member of Rogare, a prestigious international fundraising think tank.
Marc's expertise and enthusiasm engages audiences around the world and has caught the attention of media organizations as diverse as The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Al Jazeera, Fox News, SUCCESS magazine, and Real Simple. Marc tweets regularly at @marcapitman.
He is the husband to his best friend and the father of three amazing kids. And if you drive by him on the road, he'll be singing 80's tunes loud enough to embarrass his family!
Concord Leadership Group founder Marc A. Pitman helps leaders, especially in the context of fundraising, lead their teams with more effectiveness and less stress. He's the author of The Surprising Gift of Doubt. He's also the author of Ask Without Fear!® - which has been translated into Dutch, Polish, Spanish, and Mandarin. He's also the executive director of TheNonprofitAcademy.com and an Advisory Panel member of Rogare, a prestigious international fundraising think tank.
Marc's expertise and enthusiasm engages audiences around the world and has caught the attention of media organizations as diverse as The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Al Jazeera, Fox News, SUCCESS magazine, and Real Simple. Marc tweets regularly at @marcapitman.
He is the husband to his best friend and the father of three amazing kids. And if you drive by him on the road, he'll be singing 80's tunes loud enough to embarrass his family!
The Surprising Gift of Doubt
You'll learn:
- why doubt could be the key to your leadership growth
- how...
Increasing Influence - Using the Enneagram to be more persuasive
Don't you wish people would just "get" it? Whatever you said, they'd understand what you meant? Leadership expert Marc A. Pitman shows how the Enneagram can be a sort of decoder ring, helping you communicate more persuasively with others.
You'll learn to:
- distill your message for your team or supervisors,
- analyze why your message may not be getting through, and
- strategize nine different ways you can try tweaking your story to fit...
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
and a powerful way to overcome objections,...
Averting the Crisis in Nonprofit Leadership
The Power of We: Harnessing the science of stories to break down silos and win as a team
It is natural that the larger a nonprofit grows the more specialized the people, processes, and tools become. And while it's true that "good fences make good neighbors," sometimes we become so focused - so task oriented - that "silos" begin to divide us. Unity wanes, efficiency suffers, and we begin to lose touch with something more important: the why. But that's what we love about stories. The stories we tell and hear help answer the "why?" question and they connect us back...
Taking Charge of Your Career
You'll learn:
- why how you're wired really does make a difference in your job performance and stress level
- how your favorite book or movie...
Telling Your Nonprofit's 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 "elevator pitch" is and why it can quickly...
Keeping the Plates Spinning: Time Management & Goal Setting
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...








