10 Ways to Keep Your Donors at the Heart of it All

You’re entering the busiest time of year in fundraising. Which means, so is everyone else. Everyone is bombarding your donors with their messages, their missions and their important news… In other words, you need to be different, better and more important to your donor than everyone else to ensure you get heard. With that in [...]

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Lang Chngs. <3 & actn r 4 evah

By the time we met…the times had already changed – Arcade Fire, We Used To Wait My daughter Sadie spent a few precious minutes (as long as she ever sits still) on the lap of her great grandfather recently. They shared their love of the natural world looking at the bright orange Oriole and the [...]

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Are we being clear?

What happened to the concept speaking and writing plainly? Recently I sat on an awards committee where part of my role was to review the all of the applications… but I realized (especially after having to read 1 paragraph like 6 times) that somewhere we have lost our way. I’ve sat in boardrooms, I’ve read [...]

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Holy Beep!

Holy Beep! Successful projects rock. And while it does feel a bit like beeping our own horn, when we celebrate our success here at Agents of Good, it is all the more awesome because in our work, it also means that the world is a little bit of a better place. And in the case [...]

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Small and Mighty!

Leah Eustace of GoodWorks Co. asked us to work with her on this post about why small shops (charities) are way more WICKED than the big shops… you’re more nimble, you’re usually not as silo’d, you tend to be a little more chilled and relaxed, you care for each and everyone of your donor more, [...]

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Are we innovative?

Innovation is a funny thing. Everyone says they want to be but are afraid to do so when they get the chance. As someone who is creative, I see opportunities to be innovative all the time but have had clients who swear they want it – and then at the last minute chicken out. As [...]

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Direct Mail Stupidity

I promise this will be the last time I rant for a while. My darling wife questions my sanity when I get so upset over something as innocuous (at times) as direct mail. But I’m sorry, I can’t help it. When charities and consultants start treating donors all the same, without thought, appreciation, like a [...]

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Why logos cost more than $25

I actually wrote this post well over a year ago – but it seems as timely as ever. If I’m asked to design a direct mail piece, I often know the rough total cost and how long it will take me because I’ve been doing it for a long time. But I also know the [...]

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more john bethel tips

For those long time readers, you’ll recall that I’ve done John Bethel Tips posts before – here… I don’t really give John an option, I just copy his tweets as he posts them and then publish it as one larger post! So thanks John for these great times and giving me an easy post… If [...]

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SOFII Star of the month is me (and YOU)

I’m really quite honored that I have been selected by the SOFII team to be the first ever “SOFII Star of the month”. I joked with Kimberley Mackenzie that with my luck, the month (and my Star) will be gone before we even launch. So close, yet so far once more. Our first SOFII Star [...]

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