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For our UK colleagues

(Or, I suppose our colleagues elsewhere in the world who happen to be in England on the 17th…) We have a live event coming up in the UK in a mere two weeks called “How to Redefine Your Supporter Journey.” Forward thinking fundraisers have invested time, energy, and money looking to re-define the supporter ‘journey’. […]

Learn More May 4, 2017

Making The Most Of Your Agitator Subscription

Many Agitator have been with us for our entire 10 year history. Many others are recent subscribers, and there are lots of folks in between. AND … some readers haven’t yet subscribed. You can remedy that egregious oversight right here. Regardless of the length of time you’ve been reading The Agitator we want to make sure […]

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Fundraising Insights For Small Nonprofits

In my Tuesday post, I lamented the meager growth in fundraising performance over 2016, as reported by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. And I observed that it was the smallest groups that performed the worst, noting specifically the difficulty these groups have with retaining donors. Today, looking deeper into my in-basket, I’ve discovered a resource just for […]

Learn More May 3, 2017

All That Work … For 49,421 Donors!

Good day, it’s Tom the grouch again. Just browsing through the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s 2017 report, a marvellous gift from Bloomerang, DonorPerfect, eTapestry and Neon. The report examines year-to-year fundraising results (2015-16) from the 10,829 clients using the software of these firms. Recently our sector has been losing more donors than gained each year. In […]

Learn More May 2, 2017

Easy Retention Win: Correct Donor Addresses

Today we’re adding TrueNCOA to The Agitator Toolbox. This easy-to-use tool enables you to quickly update the addresses on your file for just $20 regardless of the size of your file. Most organizations spend far too much for address correction services. With no hidden fees, no record minimums, and no record maximums, TrueNCOA uses an ‘all-you-can-eat approach’ […]

Learn More May 1, 2017

Dust Off Your Typewriter!

As soon as I wrote that subject line, I shuddered with the thought: I wonder how many Agitator fundraisers have actually ever owned a typwwriter?! A real typewriter (I’ll accept electrics). I’m guessing 20% max. What do you think? Indeed, will you confess to having owned one? I’m on to typewriters having glanced at some of […]

Learn More April 28, 2017