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Didn’t You Hear Me? No “Thank You”!

Few posts over the years have provoked as much outrage and discussion as Tom’s No “Thank You”! Hopefully, you’re now back at your desk, treating as your highest priority the privilege of thanking your year-end donors. If so, you’ll want to read this — especially the Comments. Then go ahead, this is your chance set Tom […]

Learn More January 5, 2015

Happy New Year!

Agitators in Australia and New Zealand, China, India and Thailand (most of the planet) are already into the New Year, while those in Europe, the U.K. and North and South America are still in their New Year’s Eve mode. No matter where you’re receiving this Agitator signal we wish you all the best in the […]

Learn More December 31, 2014

No Time To Innovate?

Roger is constantly harping about “Innovation” and “Change”. Will you innovate in 2015? No time? In this nugget from our 2012 archives, Roger demolishes the ‘no time to innovate’ excuse. Titled Wasting Time By Exalting The Trivial, it’s well worth another read … unless you plan to play 2015 as a year of trivial pursuit. […]

Learn More December 30, 2014

Promising The Boss

Now that this year’s just about over, and you’re thinking about the bottom line promises you’ll have to make to keep ‘The Boss’ happy for 2015, here’s a Belford gem from The Agitator archives. It’s titled, You Promised More Cash. I know you’ve been there … and I can feel your pain. Roger

Learn More December 29, 2014

Fall On Your Knees

For our eighth Christmas, and into our ninth year, we invite you to share our favorite Agitator tradition … enjoy this unforgettable rendition of O Holy Night. As we’ve noted before, this performance makes Tom weep, as it takes him back to Midnight Mass and his Catholic grammar school choir days. We guarantee this experience […]

Learn More December 24, 2014

Enough With The Schadenfreude

To some, Charity:Water — both in terms of fundraising success and on-the-ground accomplishment — has been an inspiration; to others, a con job. To some, a success to envy; others to emulate; but to others a ‘success’ to privately hope crashes and burns. The same mixed reaction could be found with the Ice Bucket Challenge. […]

Learn More December 23, 2014