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Dr. James explains why the feeling “People like me make gifts like this” is so powerful in major gifts fundraising

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Givers benefit from their enhanced public reputation. Givers get no benefit from their public reputation. Some gifts may help reputation, while others won’t. This helps link the challenge to a victory. The gift helps my group. And it helps my standing within the group. It helps the donor move to a “yes.”

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How Enhancing a Donor’s Moral Identity Can Advance their Donor Hero Story

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Effective fundraising can deliver real value to donors. For example, it can enhance public reputation. 1] But fundraising can do more. More precisely, it’s a pro-social code.[3] 3] Pro-social actions benefit the group. This gift may be simply an individual helpful act. It comes from a moral identity.