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What’s In a Blogroll?

Well, it turns out blogrolls can be like the vegetable crisper in your refrigerator … some fresh looking, appetizing, recognizable stuff on the top, and some soft, liquefying, long-forgotten stuff at the bottom (what is that gook and what was I thinking?!). At least that’s what we found when The Agitator set about ‘refreshing’ our own […]

Learn More November 2, 2016

New free white paper on setting up a multi-gift program

We have a new white paper out on how to get more out of fewer asks. One solution to how to raise more money for your organization is to communicate with your donors more. The other — cheaper and better in the long run — is to set up a regular giving program that invites […]

Learn More November 1, 2016

Honoring The Courage To Challenge And Change

I want to extend my sympathy to David Love and Jen Love, two of my favorite Agitator-reading fundraisers over the passing of Dr. Henry Barnett, Jen’s grandfather and David’s father-in-law. Normally, I would do this privately with a personal note and not a post. But, the life of Henry “Barney” Barnett stands as a positive example […]

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Trick Or Treat?

It’s Halloween for most of our readers tonight. I guess clown costumes are out (for you U.S. readers). Tricks are out too, for fundraisers. Instead, take a moment as you start the week and treat yourself. Think about the most memorable donation you personally have ever made. What was it? Who received it? How were you […]

Learn More October 31, 2016

Best U.S. Political Ad Of 2016

Agitator readers in the U.S. have been inundated with political ads of all kinds. An estimated $4.4 billion in TV spending alone. Up from $3.8 billion in 2012. Enough is enough. “Too much”, as Grandma Craver used to say, “will make a dog sick.” Sadly, most fail the basic test of informing viewers on the […]

Learn More October 28, 2016

Running the numbers on retention for fun and profit

On Tuesday, our friends at the Agitator exposed the innumeracy of some when it comes to calculating retention and covered how to calculate it. That’s a good first step toward benchmarking your retention numbers. And I have to confess that I have seen such fuzzy retention math even in the hallowed halls of learned conferences. One […]

Learn More October 27, 2016