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These days my digital inbox is overpowered with vapid and annoying messages fired three times an hour mostly by various candidates and committees affiliated with the Democratic Party. (If this is the way they treat us donors I wonder about their skill set when it comes to beating Trump?) Between the spurts of political drivel […]

Learn More May 22, 2020

We Don’t Write So Good

Writing well is hard. Hunter S. Thompson famously re-typed a fiction book just to know what if felt like. That’s either crazy or brilliant. Either way, it’s commitment. Hemingway rewrote the first part of “A Farewell to Arms” at least fifty times. He also advised, “don’t get discouraged, there’s a lot of mechanical work to […]

Learn More May 20, 2020

Crowdfunding: A Lesson from World War II

As a kid growing up in rural Pennsylvania I got my news via the BBC on a short wave radio tucked under my bed. Gettysburg’s local radio station, WGET, was heavy on corn and hog prices, light on national and world news. To this day I listen to the BBC with their news and […]

Learn More May 18, 2020

Thank View Very Much

I’m certain all Agitator readers have been devoting their locked-down hours concentrating on donor experience and retention, while far too many of those non-Agitator folks have been frittering away time perfecting their Netflix schedule. Consequently, as a reward for your diligence I want to introduce you to a powerful, easy-to-use tool that’s about as wonderful as […]

Learn More May 15, 2020

Are They Coming for Your Organization?

Just as I was calming down from my rant on tv’s coronavirus carnival barkers I opened a note from Nick Ellinger, who’s now over at Moore seeking asylum after fleeing the commotion here at The Agitator. When Nick writes, I read. Accompanying his note was a piece titled Anti-overhead is anti-charity. It’s a disturbing reminder […]

Learn More May 13, 2020