Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Let’s celebrate the end of the week with a round of Mixed Links… Givelify just released a new white paper called “ Nonprofit Fundraising: Removing Roadblocks and Meeting Goals with Mobile Technology.”. Aplos has started a funny new blog series on creative approaches to fundraising. and you can send your submissions now.

Communication 72

Communication Nonprofits Technology Fundraising 72

iMarketSmart

JANUARY 9, 2023

Permission in Socratic fundraising. Socratic fundraising requires permission. Permission before Socratic fundraising. The one big thing in fundraising is always the same: Advance the donor’s hero story. In the donor’s hero story, the fundraiser is the guiding sage. At each step, the fundraiser helps the donor.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit Administration and Development Values Fundraising 52

iMarketSmart

MAY 9, 2022

Many fundraisers don’t understand the world of big philanthropy. A donor includes a charity in his estate plan. 12] The instructions make the gift compelling. But it doesn’t work for fundraising. No surprise then that donors increase annual giving by over 75% after adding charity to an estate plan.[21]. In the U.S.,

Foundations 52

Foundations Psychology Law Nonprofit governance and management 52

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Want to start a fight in a fundraising comment section? 1] Another writes, “Fundraisers need to focus MORE on creating memories and moments with their donors … and LESS about hitting those wacky metrics or year-end goals.”[2]. Yes, they’re all talking about fundraising. But fundraising isn’t one thing. Fightin’ words.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52

iMarketSmart

JANUARY 30, 2023

12] Researchers tested different methods of asking sensitive questions. The asset story progresses through Past (origins of the asset) Present (what’s happening now) Future (future plans for the asset). But it also leads to fundraising conversations. Suppose the future plan is to sell. How did you get started?”[17]

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Psychology Insurance Ethics 52

iMarketSmart

MAY 8, 2023

Relationship and giving Effective fundraising builds higher, “helpful reciprocity” relationships. This is nothing new in fundraising advice. The emphasis on love and passion led Dr. Beth Breeze to comment that, “The ‘how to fundraise’ literature risks being classified as romance if computers ever displace librarians.”[3]

Altruism and Helping 52

Altruism and Helping Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 52

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

We put in the planning. We thoughtfully craft and stage the fundraising ask. This emotional experience is all too common for fundraisers. It can make fundraisers avoid asking. But what does this look like in real-world fundraising? The fundraiser’s role doesn’t change. This isn’t a fundraiser-donor conflict.

Universities 52

Universities Nonprofit governance and management Fundraising Fundraising 52

iMarketSmart

MARCH 13, 2022

Fundraising story. Compelling fundraising story does something special. This goal of eliciting emotion is a bit narrower for the fundraiser. Fundraisers encourage sharing with others. However, those aren’t the kind of emotions that help with fundraising. Fundraising story is about emotion. So now what?

Psychology 52

Psychology Nonprofit Administration and Development Activism Philanthropy 52

iMarketSmart

APRIL 10, 2023

Socratic fundraising asks questions. Socratic fundraising can still work. The universal steps for a compelling donor experience are: Socratic fundraising guides the donor through these steps.[1] 1] First, the fundraiser must have a valid reason to ask questions. 20] In fundraising, “victory” is about the impact of a gift.

Psychology 52

Psychology Public and Social Policy Environmental Participation and motivation 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

The majority of planned community births (birth center and home births) in the United States serve white women. 12 She and other women in the community tended to the mother and newborn—supporting breastfeeding, preparing meals, and harvesting herbs for teas and salves to facilitate healing. 8 This was not always the case.

Health 113

Health Healthcare Public and Social Policy Ethics 113

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Community planning and development is a big part of CLT work, and really distributing the benefits of land ownership and housing ownership and sort of asset and community ownership across community and not having such a focus on the individual gains that people experience when they have the ability to own versus those who don’t. [00:07:27]

Public and Social Policy 86

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 86

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Events are many people’s favorite thing about charity fundraising. While many of these fundraising event staples are great, such as fancy galas and golf tournaments, circumstances aren’t always ideal for in-person gatherings. A Gala is a well-known charity fundraising event. 7) Shopping. 11) Live entertainment.

Fundraising 138

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management 138

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

” Social Media for Social Good is written as a how-to, step-by-step strategic plan for nonprofits in three parts: Web 1.0: Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely. Chapter 10 :: The Future of Fundraising is Mobile. Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0,

Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Management Technology 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

” Social Media for Social Good is written as a how-to, step-by-step strategic plan for nonprofits in three parts: Web 1.0: Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely. Chapter 10 :: The Future of Fundraising is Mobile. Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0,

Public and Nonprofit Management 84

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Management Technology 84