Organization & Strategy

More Bees With Honey November 27, 2023      Kevin Schulman, Founder, DonorVoice and DVCanvass Face-to -face fundraising is a tough business, full of rejection.  Although your direct mail appeal gets rejected...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING November 22, 2023      Roger and Kevin We’re grateful for the time you give The Agitator. We’re grateful for your thoughts and comments.            ...

                For our final Giving Tuesday tip of 2023 the headline above says it all.  Answer the damn phone.        ...

Willingness to play the long game, risk taking, and pro-social attitudes determine, respectively, how much people are willing to save for the future instead of spending now, if they’re ready...

No Ragrets? November 15, 2023      Kevin Schulman, Founder, DonorVoice and DVCanvass There’s a funny scene in “We’re the Millers” where Scottie P., a skate rat and carnival worker, arrives to...

                Continuing our Giving Tuesday tips and hacks (some earlier posts  here on Subject Lines, here on Matching Gifts, and here on Donor...

Make Em’ Feel Sad or Hopeful? November 10, 2023      Kevin Schulman, Founder, DonorVoice and DVCanvass There is a lot of misinformation out there about the role of emotion in fundraising. ...

Your Awareness Problem and What to Do About It November 8, 2023      Kevin Schulman, Founder, DonorVoice and DVCanvass All but the largest charity brands are mostly unknown by most people. ...

Do You Have a GoodHart? November 6, 2023      Kevin Schulman, Founder, DonorVoice and DVCanvass Columbia University recently skyrocketed from #18 to #2 on the US News college rankings.  They spent...

Giving Tuesday 2023: Tips and Hacks November 3, 2023      Roger Craver             Over the years we’ve offered many tips (as in Try Dying for Giving...