NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

3 There’s a history in that phrase. 3 There’s a history in that phrase. Outside agitators” was often used as a bludgeon against many in the Civil Rights movement, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Atlanta has a moniker: “the city in a forest” 5 —a phrase inspired by Atlanta’s lush, sprawling natural environment.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 112

Nonprofit Administration and Development Non-Profits Environmental Urban development 112

iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Suppose the person sitting next to you on a plane asks, “What do you do?” Suppose the person sitting next to you on a plane asks, “What do you do?” You can’t very well answer, “I’m Obi-Wan Kenobi.” What do you do?” What do you do?” Suppose you work as a slaughterhouse inspector. What do you do?”

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management 52

iMarketSmart

APRIL 10, 2023

The reverse is “I can help or advise you.” Legitimate reasons If you don’t care what donors think, don’t ask. Donors can feel, “You didn’t care what I thought. You just wanted fast cash.” Donors can feel, “You didn’t care what I thought. You just wanted to brag.” Socratic fundraising asks questions.

Psychology 52

Psychology Public and Social Policy Environmental Participation and motivation 52

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

As Anne Melvin puts it, “For many of us, asking for a bequest is akin to asking, ‘So when are you going to die and what are you going to leave us when you do?’ [1] What are the right words and phrases? People use two “solutions” to the problem: [3] Ignore the problem. The simple ask: Will you?

Psychology 52

Psychology Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Finance 52

iMarketSmart

JANUARY 30, 2023

Research suggests two useful approaches. This says, “I can help you” or “I need your help.”) Formal, transactional language does not.[11] 11] Social phrasing also tends to elicit more information.[12] How’s the market been treating you?”[14] Let’s talk about wealth We want the donor to talk about assets.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Psychology Insurance Ethics 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

And those foods, and seeds, and the land are the agents of healing: They are the healers, they are the curanderas, they are the medicine people who are increasing our capacity to look at the grief all around us. What longing is sparked in us? “HAWTHORNE IN THE CORNFIELD” BY CHIP THOMAS/JETSONORAMA.NET. food is life.

Food 138

Food Culture Agriculture Health 138

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

We put in the work. We put in the planning. We carefully execute each step in the cultivation process. We thoughtfully craft and stage the fundraising ask. And, finally, we get the answer. And the answer is … “No.” What do we feel? Disappointment? Devastation? Self-doubt? This emotional experience is all too common for fundraisers. And it’s bad.

Universities 52

Universities Nonprofit governance and management Fundraising Fundraising 52