Award Winning Blog - Agitator

Stop Driving Women Out of Fundraising

There are some questions that simply can’t be answered with words. Action is the only answer On so many levels a key — perhaps the key — question is how do we slow or stop the hemorrhaging of talented fundraisers — particularly women — at a time of desperate and growing need. Make no mistake. […]

Learn More October 22, 2015

Secret Shopper Strikes Again!

Here is some wonderful insight into the state of online donor management, courtesy of Nonprofit Tech for Good (NTech). It’s all based on an old-fashioned ‘secret shopper’ approach, brought to the digital space. The folks at NTech contributed $25 to each of 32 nonprofits — some very large, like CARE and the Sierra Club; some […]

Learn More October 21, 2015

Unsung Fundraising Heroes

I’m looking forward to speaking next week at the annual meeting of the Association of Advancement Services Professionals because I want to personally thank these unsung heroes. These are the pros who gather, organize, manage and disseminate the information that is the backbone of solid and effective fundraising. Key activities too often ignored or paid short […]

Learn More October 20, 2015

Shut Up And Listen

As reported in this NonProfit Times article, consultant Richard Brown offered this simple advice at a recent fundraising conference, in the context of major gift fundraising: “Just keep your mouth shut and your ears open.” He was cautioning about the tendency of fundraisers always to be in sales mode, with predictable talking points: You’ll be making […]

Learn More October 19, 2015

Monitoring Metrics For Your Nonprofit

When I received this alert — Monitoring Metrics for Your Nonprofit? Look at These 3 First — from Joanne Fritz, nonprofit orgs expert at About Money, I was keen to see which three she had flagged. Joanne is a savvy, reliable source of good advice and useful resources. But this time I was teased and […]

Learn More October 16, 2015

Fundraising By Stereotype: The Quick Path To No Revenue

Editors’ Note: Periodically we reference the wit and wisdom of Jeff Brooks over at FutureFundraisingNow and occasionally run a few snippets. Today we’re featuring an unabridged guest post by Jeff on the pitfalls of relying on myth and stereotype — sadly an all-too-common affliction with many fundraisers. Roger and Tom “How are we going to replace our dying donors?” […]

Learn More October 15, 2015