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How major gifts fundraisers should introduce themselves to donors

iMarketSmart

The monomyth role of the hero’s guiding sage can inform the fundraiser’s work. It can build the fundraiser’s occupational ideology.[2] 2] It can direct the fundraiser’s emotions and career. This can happen when the fundraiser personally adopts this role. A tricky question for fundraisers. A need for translation.

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The Importance of Asking Permission to Ask More Questions

iMarketSmart

Permission in Socratic fundraising. We start talking about our great charity. Socratic fundraising requires permission. Permission before Socratic fundraising. We aren’t asking for a gift. The one big thing in fundraising is always the same: Advance the donor’s hero story. The missing piece in the story.

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Dr. James explains why “No” often leads to “Yes”

iMarketSmart

We thoughtfully craft and stage the fundraising ask. This emotional experience is all too common for fundraisers. It can make fundraisers avoid asking. No” is about what happens next After the “no,” the effect of a compelling, heroic challenge continues. But what does this look like in real-world fundraising?

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5 Reasons Why You Should Focus Your Fundraising On Foundations, Funds, Trusts, and Endowments

iMarketSmart

Many fundraisers don’t understand the world of big philanthropy. What about charitable remainder and lead trusts? 2] That’s about 50 to 100 times what the American Red Cross or the American Cancer Society has. 2] That’s about 50 to 100 times what the American Red Cross or the American Cancer Society has. In the U.S.,

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Birthing Black: Community Birth Centers as Portals to Gentle Futures

NonProfit Quarterly

Your midwife asks you about how you’ve been feeling physically and emotionally , what you’ve been eating , and how much rest you have been getting. They talk with the whole family about ways to connect with the baby and how to support you. The white fathers told us: I think, therefore I am. Audre Lorde (“Poetry Is Not a Luxury”) 1.

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