Award Winning Blog - Agitator

Are You Invisible?

From a recent post by marketing maven Seth Godin: "…someone’s worldview, how they feel about risk or other factors, is beyond your ability to change in the short run. Sell people something they’re interesting in buying. If you can’t leverage the worldview they already have, you are essentially invisible." This is another way of talking […]

Learn More April 23, 2010

Eat Your Heart Out, America!

Rapidata, the UK’s leading processor of direct-debit charitable and commercial transactions, has just released a massive study of monthly giving in the UK, with a special focus on 2008 to 2009 comparisons. To put this in context, 37% of donors in the UK are monthly givers, and such giving amounts to 31% of the giving […]

Learn More April 22, 2010

A Quality Online Conference

May seems to be the month for online fundraising conferences. We’ve already mentioned the May 20 e-conference of Fundraising Success. Here’s another … with a point of distinction … an online conference with "peer review"!! When have you been to any fundraising conference where the presentations were "peer-reviewed?" That’s the point of differentiation for ifc […]

Learn More April 21, 2010

Thank You, Agitator Readers

The Chronicle of Philanthropy just released its latest annual survey of the largest 176 US nonprofits regarding their online fundraising. Apparently they asked respondents to identify their favorite "blog about the nonprofit world" and — we’re pleased to report — according to this "word cloud" report, The Agitator ranks as most popular! Granted, it’s […]

Learn More April 20, 2010

Improve Your Fundraising Odds

On Thursday, May 20, FundRaising Success will offer its very first virtual conference and exhibition, Engaging, Enlightening, Empowering Donors. It’s seven hours of sessions offering the latest and most effective fundraising strategies, tips and tactics for your organization. Fundraising Success has assembled an impressive line-up of fundraising professionals to share their insights, including we humbly […]

Learn More April 19, 2010

Classic “Chicken Or Egg” Question

eMarketing & Commerce reports on a study of Facebook fans and their brand loyalty, as published in the March Harvard Business Review. In this case, the study examined the behavior and attitudes of customers of Houston’s Dessert Gallery cafe chain who became the company’s Facebook fans. According to the study, as compared to regular customers, […]

Learn More April 16, 2010