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Beating Our Chest

Sorry, but I’m proud of the recent work Roger and Kevin have done at DonorVoice on donor commitment. And so I’m going to subject you to this ‘endorsement’ from fundraiser Ken Burnett, who champions donor relationship building more ardently than anyone. Says Ken, in an article titled The real meaning of commitment … And why […]

Learn More September 30, 2011

Facebook Readings

Many of you are probably following — more avidly than me — the changes being made to the Facebook platform. With more time being spent on social nets, and Facebook in particular (it’s now having half billion user days!), it’s a platform nonprofits have to master. And at the same time, everything that’s ‘good’ for […]

Learn More September 29, 2011

My Pantheon Of Fundraising Curmudgeons

As many a long–suffering Agitator reader knows, I’ve long been a fan of the BBC. In fact, some of the tamer times of my misspent youth were devoted to listening to Neville Marriner and the chamber orchestra of the Academy of St. Martin’s-in-the–Fields. This Trafalgar Square beauty, built in the early 18th century, is one […]

Learn More September 28, 2011

With You Or Without You

This new study — the Social Change Impact Report — from Walden University and Harris Interactive might point to the latest dinosaur … your nonprofit! Here’s the official descriptive blurb: The Social Change Impact Report “provides a detailed picture of the state of social change engagement in America: Americans’ beliefs about social change, the issues […]

Learn More September 27, 2011

Wouldn’t You Want To Know?

My pals Roger and Kevin at DonorVoice have completed heaps of research on donor retention over the past few months, which has pointed them to the pivotal importance of Donor Commitment. Donor Commitment is an attitude that’s measurable and (when properly measured) predicts donor retention and value very accurately. And it’s an attitude your nonprofit […]

Learn More September 26, 2011

Top 12 Online Fundraising Platforms

Given how much fundraising and communications fodder I try to collect in my online browsing, I don’t know how I managed to miss this list of ‘Top 12’ online fundraising platforms, as so appraised by Mashable.com. The list includes a brief description of benefits of each site for donors and nonprofits, with a representative screen […]

Learn More September 23, 2011