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Stay The Course Or Step Change Fundraising?

Yes, there are some ‘uncontrollables’ that will influence your fundraising success in 2014 — consumers’ confidence about their economic well-being, major breaking events/tragedies (political or natural), and of course the extent to which you laid proper groundwork (or failed to) in 2013. Still, in no small part, your nonprofit’s fundraising performance in 2014 will be […]

Learn More January 6, 2014

We Hope You Hit The High Notes in 2014

For our seventh Christmas, and into our eighth 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 brings tears to Tom’s eyes, as it takes him back to Midnight Mass and his Catholic grammar school choir days. We guarantee […]

Learn More December 24, 2013

12 Days Of Giving

Why does Google have to invent it?! Imagine this as your year-end appeal. Twelve days featuring twelve different aspects of your nonprofit’s program, each with a unique giving opportunity, each explained with its own graphic or video. Try Google’s version. A kind of ‘Advent calendar’ of giving. Roger and I think your donors would find […]

Learn More December 23, 2013

There Are No Perfect Charities

Marketing maven Seth Godin just posted Which Charity? In his article, he poses a series of questions that he suggests might help a prospective donor zero in on just the right charity to receive his/her benevolence. Two of his questions reinforce the notion that donations are really about individuals expressing themselves … “Is this donation […]

Learn More December 20, 2013

Father Edward Cappelletti, SDB: 1921-2013

A powerful testament to the life of a true hero to the poor and needy was unfolding in the Central African Republic on December 12th, the day veteran fundraiser Father Edward Cappelletti died at age 92. In dangerous and heartbreaking circumstances, 20,000 men, women and children fleeing in terror for their lives were being protected […]

Learn More December 19, 2013