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CEO Compensation: Value vs. Price

For some inexplicable reason, Tom let our subscription to Air Force Times lapse. Nonetheless, a Tweet from @nonprofitnews alerted me to an Air Force Times ‘exclusive’. Important in terms of the questions it triggers. The Agitator never sleeps. Headlined, Nonprofit CEO Cashing In On Religious Freedom Campaign, the paper breathlessly announced that Michael (‘Mikey‘) Weinstein, […]

Learn More July 7, 2014

More Fireworks Please

[Editors’ Note: Eight years ago, to honor Independence Day in the United States we wrote the following on the importance of change and innovation. Seems to us it’s still, sadly, quite on point. We’re surely not seeing enough fireworks for change. Roger and Tom] As We The People celebrate America’s 230th Independence Day amid fireworks, […]

Learn More July 4, 2014

How To Talk To Donors About Fundraising Costs And Ethics

I have no idea how much traction the CNN story on the New York Attorney General’s settlement will get. Nor whether it will trigger any, many or no donor inquiries to your organization or your clients. Nonetheless, good Boy Scout that Tom is, I’ve adopted his motto: “Be Prepared.” So, here’s some Agitator advice on […]

Learn More July 3, 2014

$24 Million Fine … Yawn!

Yesterday Roger did a yeoman job of laying out the sordid story of Quadriga and its fellow travelers. From a ‘moving forward’ standpoint, perhaps his three key points, aimed directly at Agitator readers, were these: “…fundraising companies, consultants and their copywriters — this means everyone involved in this sector, no weaseling — has the duty […]

Learn More July 2, 2014

Fundraisers Fined $24 Million

The Attorney General of New York has just announced a $24.6 million settlement with a veterans charity and its fundraisers. This is the largest financial settlement won by fundraising regulators in U.S. history. CNN broke the news last night on Anderson Cooper 360. You’ll recall it was that network’s investigative team who first surfaced the […]

Learn More July 1, 2014

We Promised Him 10 Minutes

The other day I did a post on Selling Your Board On Direct Response. I don’t know if you noticed, but Agitator reader Mike Cowart added a comment that takes the cake. Mike says: “I was invited to do a board presentation by the CDO of a large hospital foundation. The Board Chairman owned several […]

Learn More June 30, 2014