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URGENT ACTION REQUEST: Jailed in Dubai for Helping Children

A British-Australian dual national living in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates city that bills itself as a “friendly holiday resort”, has been detained for weeks because he tried to raise money for Afghan child refugees using his Facebook page. Scott Richards, a volunteer fundraiser, has been charged by Dubai authorities for “fundraising without permission”. He […]

Learn More August 23, 2016

Does Your Nonprofit Need/Have A ‘Chief Customer Officer’?

Because The Agitator is so committed to improving donor retention as a strategic priority, we are equally committed to convincing fundraisers of the importance of delivering terrific donor service. You can’t control death rates, stock market collapse, or loss of employment/income as causes of diminished donor retention, but you can control the experience your organization delivers […]

Learn More August 22, 2016

For Fundraiser Introverts

Which way would you have it …? Fundraisers should be introverts, because this more introspective personality type would be better suited for getting ‘inside the heads’ of donors and tapping their core emotional motivations. Or, Fundraisers should be extroverts, because they are more naturally equipped with the engagement skills that would better attune them to […]

Learn More August 19, 2016

A visit from the ten percent genie

You are walking down your favorite beach. As the water laps at your toes, you kick back at the surf absent-mindedly. After all, your mind is still partly back at the office on your direct marketing program. It’s not that it’s doing badly per se. It’s just not doing great. And it’s getting harder. Response […]

Learn More August 18, 2016

And Don’t Miss These ‘Top Ten’ …

At the end of each quarter our friends over at the crowdblog 101Fundraising list their 10 posts that received the highest readership according to Google Analytics. Here’s 101’s listing for the 2nd Quarter. Something here for everyone. Read on! Roger 1. Three Powerful Major Gift Questions You Might Not Be Asking – Karen Osborne 2. How to […]

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Fundraising As A Driver Of Social Justice

On a hot August afternoon 46 years ago I dropped my first direct mail campaign at the main post office in Washington, D.C. The 250,000 envelopes contained a six-page letter that began “Everybody’s organized but the people…” announcing the formation of a new “citizens lobby” called Common Cause. It was a big gamble. Few organizations […]

Learn More August 17, 2016