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U.S. Privacy Alert

I realize it’s rich in irony to be posting an alert on privacy to readers in an industry that routinely rents and exchanges its donors’ names and addresses to other nonprofits with little or no notice or permission whatsoever in order to create what many donors consider a nuisance. But the time has come for […]

Learn More September 30, 2019

The Hidden Benefits of Showing Impact

The perception that your donation is going to make a difference i.e. your perceived impact is another key driver of giving. That’s why it’s going to be featured prominently in our Behavioral Science Symposium this coming Monday and Tuesday. Several talks will show you how you could use impact information and how you could increase your […]

Learn More September 27, 2019

Which Emotion Should We Trigger To Increase Donations?

Editor’s Note: We’re bringing together professors in behavioral science and nonprofit practitioners in the first-ever DonorVoice Behavioral Symposium. The Symposium is web-based and spread over two days: 30th September and 1stOctober from 9-12 AM Eastern (2-5 PM UK). Wherever you are, you can join for free. Find out more here. Roger Our first-ever Behaviorial Symposium […]

Learn More September 25, 2019

In Just Six Days…

… academics and practitioners will join forces in the 1st DonorVoice Online Behavioral Symposium. Hosted by DonorVoice’s Chief Behavioral Scientist Dr. Kiki Koutmeridou. The program has just been finalised. See what we’ll talk about. Don’t miss the latest insights from distinguished professors and pioneer practitioners. Register now to save your spot and get the official […]

Learn More September 24, 2019

Let’s Burn Some Donors

A group of web developers created a competition: who can design the worst possible volume control? The results are funny, including random number generators, setting the volume level at your longitude automatically, and having to brush in front of a virtual curling stone to get it to the volume number you want. It made me […]

Learn More September 23, 2019

Agitators Out on Strike

Today we’re shutting down the Agitator Global HQ and heading out to participate in today’s international climate strike. You’ll recall when Greta Thunberg, a Swedish school student, sat in front of the Swedish parliament building with her hand-painted “Skolstrejk för klimatet” sign, she kick-started a worldwide movement. It wasn’t the first time school […]

Learn More September 20, 2019