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Fundraising Ain’t Dead Yet

Back on January 9th in Poor Year-End Giving we noted that it’s “clear from the moaning and groaning reaching our Agitator ears that, for many, year-end giving fell short of expectations and projections. “Just how much off the mark?”, we asked. Results vary but overall the shortfall may be as much as 25% for some organizations. For others there […]

Learn More February 22, 2019

Meet the New Platform: Same As the Old Platform

“So put your little hand in mine. There ain’t no hill or mountain we can’t climb…” Slap alarm. Read newspaper. Headline: Facebook Announces Now Accepting Donations for Nonprofits. Read the story: Will they share donor information with the nonprofit? No. No they will not. Discard newspaper and proceed with day. “So put your little hand […]

Learn More February 20, 2019

Don’t Talk To Me When I’m Not Listening

In the nonprofit world where 7 out of 10 newly acquired donors will not give to that organization again, you’d think fundraisers and CEOs would be tripping over themselves to gain ANY insight on what they could be doing to hold on to supporters by improving donor experiences. The commercial world figured out the value […]

Learn More February 18, 2019

Is It Just Me? (Fundraising Events Edition)

No, it’s not just you when it comes to fundraising events. In the past, we’ve talked about Seth Godin’s dislike of fundraising events. More recently, we’ve seen UK participation event revenue declines; in North America, participation rates dropped 5 to 11% in 2016 from 2015, which was down from previous years. Now, as even stalwart […]

Learn More February 15, 2019

Is It Just Me? (Online Ads Edition)

No, it’s not just you. Fundraising is harder than it once was in several important areas. Today’s topic: online ads are getting more expensive. Back in August, we talked about how Facebook was getting more and more expensive: “Eventually, novelty wears off. Tactics are forbidden. Con men are banned. And the fast give way to […]

Learn More February 13, 2019

Dick Pics and Mince Pie

Some days the competition for readers’ attention is just too steep. Like now, where the story sucking up all the oxygen involves the wealthiest man in the world, a sleazy media company, possibly the President of the United States and the Saudis– and dick pics. Regardless, here at The Agitator we soldier on. This week we’re going to examine the […]

Learn More February 11, 2019