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A Changing Fundraising Marketplace

Despite presidential candidate histrionics, Americans should be proud of the nation’s immigration history … and its demographic future. In the last fifty years, nearly 59 million immigrants have arrived in the US. The US has — by far — the world’s largest immigrant population, holding about one-in-five of the world’s immigrants. And in the next […]

Learn More September 30, 2015

The Ultimate Sandbox

I confess to being a true troglodyte when it comes to social media. Proudly showing my new iPhone to my daughter recently, she immediately burst my bubble by making fun of me for not having Facebook on my home screen. After fiddling with my phone (a device I mainly use to read email and to call […]

Learn More September 29, 2015

Avoiding Regulatory Blunders

Last week, in The U.K.’s New Fundraising Sheriff, I noted the failure of UK fundraisers and The Institute of Fundraising at self-regulation. That failure has now led to proposals for greater government intervention and the as-yet-unknown imposition of new rules that may prove difficult and even unwise. One thing is certain. This is no time for the […]

Learn More September 28, 2015

Infographics For Nonprofits

I’ve been on a bit of an infographic binge this week, but I’ve saved my best for last — The Ultimate Guide to Infographics for Nonprofits. First, however, I can’t resist passing along a few more infographics Agitator readers have brought to my attention … From Grizzard … The Digital Space and Its Relevance for […]

Learn More September 25, 2015

The U.K.’s New Fundraising Sheriff

Self-regulation of fundraising went down the tubes this week in the U.K., and the nonprofit sector has no one to blame but itself. A review commissioned by the government following a media exposé of pressurized fundraising tactics used by some charities (see Agitator here, and here) concluded that the self-regulatory Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) had been […]

Learn More September 24, 2015

Direct Mail Appeal + Online Response

It must be National Infographic Week. After two infographics yesterday pertaining to email, today another one pushed into my e-mailbox, this time on direct mail. No earth-shaking factoids in this one, but one of its opening assertions is what caused me to scan through it. Simply: “…consumers prefer responding to direct mail via online means.” As […]

Learn More September 23, 2015