Award Winning Blog - Agitator

And The Nominees Are …

Politics Online has announced twenty nominees applauded for their innovative use of the internet in the political and advocacy arenas. Go here to cast your vote and be inspired by some very creative and important initiatives. Nominees span the planet, including South Korea, Ireland, Venezuela, Germany, Spain, Australia, Greece, the UK and US, as well […]

Learn More September 13, 2006

New Tax Incentives For Giving … But Get Cranking!

Holly Hall and Elizabeth Schwinn of The Chronicle of Philanthropy have written an excellent overview of tax incentives that will affect major gifts and bequests. Their article appears in the September 14th issue of The Chronicle and is available free online here. Unlike most of the trade coverage involving taxes, this piece cites hands-on examples […]

Learn More September 12, 2006

Remembering 9/11

The outpouring of the generosity that followed in the hours, days and weeks after the assaults on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon five years ago today clearly demonstrated that the World Wide Web had suddenly come of age. Virtually overnight the importance of this new medium became apparent. Yet none of the major […]

Learn More September 11, 2006

Weekly Quiz #5

We all want to be popular. We want our causes, charities and organizations to be popular. So, how popular is yours … especially compared to your competition? One fascinating measure can be provided by Google, with a tool comparing the frequency of use of any given search term — including the name of an organization […]

Learn More September 9, 2006

Corporate Partnerships – Money … Or More?

Latest Fundraising Success mag offers a series of articles on corporate sponsorships, the best of which offers seven tips on how to approach and structure mutually beneficial partnerships. Historically, corporate sponsorships were just a fancy name for corporate contributions, like buying a table at the annual fundraising dinner. And there's nothing wrong with hitting on […]

Learn More September 7, 2006

What’s a Trillion or So $$ Among Friends?

For the past decade or so planned giving folks — hell, fundraisers in general — have been citing several economic forecasts that indicate as much as $41 trillion (yes, “T”) will be inherited by Baby Boomers over the next two decades. Of course, the follow-on assumption is that if the Boomers' parents don't leave part […]

Learn More September 6, 2006