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Exciting Time To Be A Fundraiser

I had already posted yesterday’s piece on the importance of thinking bigger and better when I received Marc Chardon’s view of the “Key Non Profit Sector Trends in 2013.” Marc is the CEO of Blackbaud. His views are important. Partly because he sets the future strategy for a company that provides fundraising tools and data […]

Learn More January 9, 2013

Fundraising Desperation And Chaos In 2013

In my first post of the New Year I want to give advance notice on some topics deserving of greater attention. The nonprofit sector is in big trouble. And although Tom and I realize that a lot of readers want to know whether green envelopes work better than orange envelopes, there are more serious issues […]

Learn More January 8, 2013

The Agitator’s Editorial Stance

Reader comments on my ‘grumpiness’ last week got me thinking — and talking to Roger — about The Agitator’s editorial stance for the coming year. We do wish we could be more positive about our sector. We wish we could fill your in-box each morning with a terrific post about innovation, soaring nonprofit revenue, and […]

Learn More January 7, 2013

Stay The Course Or Step Change?

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, 2013

Highs, Lows, Buzzwords, Likes

In case you missed it over the holidays, the Chronicle of Philanthropy published some interesting fundraising highlights of 2012 … 5 Nonprofit High Points in 2012 — of these, I’d go with setting up Center for Disaster Philanthropy 5 Nonprofit Low Points in 2012 — each of these a real downer, but one represents a […]

Learn More January 4, 2013

Assessing Your Audience for 2013

As you reflect on your ‘market’ for the coming year, perhaps you should be careful about overestimating. I know your donors are attentive to the big picture, well-informed, and serious-minded. But then there’s the real world, as suggested by the most common Celebrity and News searches (as indicated by the 100 million people who turned […]

Learn More January 3, 2013