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Hispanics see worsened outlook

Hispanics total 46 million in the US, or about 15% of the population.A recent survey by the Pew Hispanic Center indicates they are becoming more pessimistic about the outlook for Latinos in America, with some of this discontent rubbing off on the Republicans.50% of Hispanic adults say the situation for Hispanics in this country has […]

Learn More September 22, 2008

AGITATOR WEEKEND: Terrible Week…Survival Tips

The Agitator’s Week In Review. This week the roller coaster that is the U.S. and global stock markets rocketed down, then up, on the news that The Fed, the U.S. Treasury and central banks worldwide pumped billions into financial markets ending a punishing week of financial panic…a malfunction in a 30-ton transformer temporarily halted huge […]

Learn More September 20, 2008

Is Your Nonprofit Fashionable?

To succeed as a nonprofit today, either in fundraising or advocacy terms, Seth Godin says you need to be "fashionable." What he means by that, as explained in this audio presentation well worth a listen, is that your organization needs to be worth talking about, at least to some critical mass of true believers. Your […]

Learn More September 19, 2008

Mobile Medical Care

Usually we write about communications technology in the context of nonprofit fundraising or issue advocacy. But we saw this impressive announcement from the UN Foundation and just had to pass it along. The UN Foundation and the Vodaphone Foundation have partnered to develop and introduce software that enables health workers in sub-Saharan Africa to collect […]

Learn More September 18, 2008

7 Fundraising Tips for Surviving 2008

The phone’s been ringing day and night as clients and colleagues attempt to figure out what do in a world that’s falling apart. You already know the litany of economic and financial disasters, so no need for background. The bottom-line question is: What’s the best course of action in this final, and generally most important […]

Learn More September 17, 2008

The Best E-Appeal I’ve Seen This Year

On Friday, Agitator reader Charlie Orasin, Senior VP for Marketing and Constituency Development at Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund sent us what has to be the best e-appeal I’ve seen this year. Designed to raise money to put a shocking video of what Defenders calls “Sarah Palin’s Wolf-killing Record” on TV, this exemplary appeal is […]

Learn More September 16, 2008