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The Ice Bucket Versus The Leaky Bucket

I have buckets on my mind today. Two kinds of buckets. First up is the Ice Bucket Challenge, which by now has seen more analysis, praise and detraction, and ‘Monday morning quarterbacking’ than any fundraising gimmick to date. Arguably the numbers speak for themselves as far as up front success is concerned … 3 million […]

Learn More September 5, 2014

Fundraisers And Ebola

The World Health Organization announced today that the death toll from the dread virus Ebola has now exceeded 1,900 … and the epidemic is nowhere near under control. At the same time, the media is reporting the increasing exposure, illness and possible death of the dedicated health care workers from American and Western European medical […]

Learn More September 4, 2014

Barriers To Growth — Cliff Notes Edition

Several hundred new Agitator readers have come on board since I first launched the ‘Barriers to Growth’ series back in May. And many long-time readers have suggested we put the series in an eBook compilation. While Tom and our Chief Global Financial Officer debate the eBook, I’ve decided to simply list and summarize the 10 […]

Learn More September 3, 2014

How To Attract Hispanic Donors

The Agitator doesn’t often plug fundraising webinars, but only because we are inundated with them … too many to choose from. But I’m making an exception today, because the topic is one that we prod our readers about regularly — getting our arms around the donor potential of the US Hispanic community. (For starters, see […]

Learn More September 2, 2014

The Remarkable “Wet Blanket Challenge”

Last month the ALS Association won fundraising’s equivalent of the Mega Million Power Ball Lottery — picking up 3 million donors and $100+ million in August alone from the “Ice Bucket Challenge”. Then on Friday they blew it. Up until then our tireless Agitator editors were happily and busily white boarding the steps that fortunate […]

Learn More September 1, 2014

How Privileged Are You?

Sometimes even fundraisers need food for the soul. Tom and I serve up over-sized portions on techniques, strategies and tactics, and other helpful (we hope!) stuff to help you with your job. We’re a bit light on the broccoli equivalents. Not that we’re opposed to balanced mental nutrition for fundraisers, it’s just that sometimes it’s […]

Learn More August 29, 2014