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Dr. James explains why identifying with others is so powerful in a donor’s hero story

iMarketSmart

Natural origins of giving: I am like them Altruism means I give away something valuable to help another. Most altruism in animals matches this model. How could natural selection lead to altruism? It helps you, but it costs me. Altruism is still costly. This opens the possibility for reciprocal altruism.

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Time To Celebrate: Nov. 15th Is National Philanthropy Day

Bloomerang

Philanthropy refers to charitable acts or other good works that help others or society as a whole. Philanthropy can include donating money to a worthy cause or volunteering time, effort, or other forms of altruism. In the U.S., What’s planned for the National Philanthropy Day?

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Dr. James explains why sustainable giving starts by answering, “Do we have a shared future?”

iMarketSmart

Without this, reciprocal altruism fails. Capacity for reciprocity in nature: Strangers vs. neighbors In nature, reciprocal altruism starts with the same question: Do we have a shared future? (In Without this shared future, reciprocal helping disappears. Reciprocal altruism starts with this question: Do we have a shared future?

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The importance of expressing impact and gratitude in fundraising

iMarketSmart

Biologists model reciprocal altruism with a game.[1] But it helps the other player more than it costs. In the game, expressing desire for a social, helpful-reciprocity relationship is meaningful. Do these signal a social, helpful-reciprocity relationship? The university had a chance to help, and it didn’t.

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Fundraising Events: The 10-Step Guide to Planning Your Own

Fundraising Coach

100% altruism. Take a peek at this helpful guide. That wouldn’t help your organization or your donors. Smaller events, like fun runs (ones that don’t require road closures or special permits) may not take as much planning or cost as much to pull off, but they also might not help you reach your loftiest goals.

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Why you must deliver value in fundraising, not just take the money and run

iMarketSmart

Suppose a friend asks for your help. Even if you think it’s worth that much, that doesn’t help. Philanthropy can help me decide. This might be helpful. If he benefits, he’ll probably help our shared group. Nice guys finish first: The competitive altruism hypothesis. It makes it harder to see the obvious.

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What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Do lead naming gifts actually stimulate high-level philanthropy from other donors and is that what motivates HNWIs to make such charitable contributions? For donors, the personal pleasure that results from giving aid to others underscores that the charitable act is not divorced from the ego.

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