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Best Of The Agitator – 2015 – Bold Losers And Winners

Here at The Agitator we place a high premium on guts and risk-taking. After all, solving the world’s problems requires a lot of both. Sometimes breaking the mold means swimming upstream against conventional wisdom. Sometimes it means bucking the conventional go-along-to-get along mindset that infects too much of the nonprofit world. Apparently our readers feel […]

Learn More December 30, 2015

Best Of The Agitator – 2015 – Direct Mail Still Not Dead

Over the 10 years we’ve been agitating, few topics are the subject of more debate than the all-too-familiar prognostication that direct mail is either dead or dying. We’ve never bought into that myth as you can see from this 2012 post, Direct Mail: The Exquisite Corpse. And neither have a good many of our readers. (For an […]

Learn More December 29, 2015

Best Of The Agitator – 2015 – Trends and Predictions

Here’s our wrap-up of the most read and shared Agitator posts of 2015. From the resurgence of direct mail to a direct mail flop, with trends and predictions for the future of fundraising in between, the tastes of Agitator readers proved to be far-ranging. Arguably there are plenty of other posts just as good, but hey, […]

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We Suggest You Have A Merry Christmas

Roger and Tom

Learn More December 24, 2015

Consider What Went Wrong … Then Fall On Your Knees

With all your online solicitation programs firing away like an AK-47 on auto-pilot until January 1, I don’t think fundraisers are doing much heavy lifting today or tomorrow … unless it’s setting big presents under the Xmas tree. But maybe — over some spiked punch at the office Christmas party — you are contemplating and chatting […]

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Yodish for Fundraisers

In case you’re feeling guilty as you steal away to watch the latest release of Star Wars I suggest you instead treat it as an important part of your continuing education in fundraising. In fact, while munching popcorn you’ll actually be mastering more powerful and effective communications skills. So, ditch the guilt. Let me explain. […]

Learn More December 22, 2015