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Dr. James Explains How Asking Permission Sets the Stage for “The Ask”

iMarketSmart

6] Providing value This phrasing emphasizes value. These value words include, “Ideas” “Gift opportunities” “Investment opportunities” “Conversation,” and “Proposal.” It can provide real value. Using “value” words for the proposal isn’t just a trick. More time can help. More time can help.

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Naming gifts provide donors with reputational and market value , what legal scholar William Drennan refers to as “ publicity rights ,” and beneficiary organizations and their constituents with financial and mission-driven value. Ethical egoism posits that fulfilling one’s duty to act out of self-interest is the highest moral calling.

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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. It’s harder to think, “One day we’ll deliver value to a donor worth a million-dollar gift.” Delivering value as a goal Charities often don’t get a million-dollar gift because they aren’t trying. Her brother runs a used car lot.

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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. It’s harder to think, “One day we’ll deliver value to a donor worth a million-dollar gift.” Delivering value as a goal Charities often don’t get a million-dollar gift because they aren’t trying. Her brother runs a used car lot.

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