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The Wall Has Arrived

Although you can read this post in its entirety (we wouldn’t want you to miss this announcement), as of today all other content on The Agitator, present and to come, will be behind The Wall … as in, our paywall. Starting tomorrow, the daily Agitator post you receive in your email via Feedblitz will be […]

Learn More July 8, 2013

Fine!

Our US readers are playing the next few days, taking advantage of a long Independence Day weekend. Many seeking to recover from insane workloads, fatigue and depression … However, Roger and I aren’t playing. We’re angsting over Monday’s launch of The Wall. Our tech advisers tell us to stay calm … “It’s fine. Ready to […]

Learn More July 4, 2013

We Cannot Fundraise Alone

Hopefully The Agitator has stirred the pot constructively with some of our recent rants (here and here) about fundraising atrocities, as they are found in the US. Alan Clayton at the UK’s Clayton Burnett takes the conversation further, with these remarks. While UK-centric here and there, it seems to me he’s right on target. Fundraising […]

Learn More July 3, 2013

Heart And Mind … Both Count

This Paul Sullivan column in the NY Times — Two Paths for Charitable Giving: From the Heador From the Heart — discusses one of the perennial questions about charitable giving — does it come from the head or the heart? A good piece to reflect on. My own view is that this is a bit […]

Learn More July 2, 2013

The Wall’s Going Up, But Special Reprieve Granted

Today, great news (depending on your perspective). Response to our ‘Kill’ or ‘Continue’ The Agitator proposition has come down decidedly on the side of ‘Continue’. So, The Agitator lives on. We think that’s great news, and we sincerely thank you for your early, encouraging support. We are pledged to make The Agitator more and more […]

Learn More July 1, 2013

Graft Is Graft

‘Graft’ has many definitions, and I guess is most commonly used in horticulture and surgical circles. But here’s the definition that applies in fundraising circles: ‘Money gained by unscrupulous means.’ Unfortunately that definition doesn’t quite reach to outright fraud. So, on the one hand, I was pleased to see Suzanne Perry’s update in the Chronicle […]

Learn More June 28, 2013