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

Bloomerang

National Philanthropy Day, Wednesday Nov. 15 th , 2023, is a day set aside to recognize and celebrate the contributions of philanthropy to individuals, communities, and the world. Freeman was inspired to create a day that would celebrate philanthropy and encourage charitable giving. What is philanthropy? In the U.S.,

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Effective Philanthropy Facilitation RECIPE: Love +Meaning + Empathy + Cooperation +Attention + Interaction

Clairification

I firmly believe part of the role of a philanthropy facilitator is to foster both individual and community well-being. You must both: (1) focus inward , as you can’t help others unless you first help yourself, and (2) focus on the way you connect with others. It certainly is not in service of philanthropy. What to do?

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Dr. James explains how to harness friendship reciprocity to unlock heroic donations

iMarketSmart

Only friendship reciprocity can help. It helps separate true friends from fair-weather friends. A simple answer Signals of helpful, social-emotional relationships encourage generosity. This helps to advance the donor’s hero story. They reserved the highest attractiveness ratings for men showing heroic altruism.

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

iMarketSmart

More time can help. More time can help. People tend to predict they will help. This prediction is higher than the actual help they would have given if asked immediately. Getting people to first predict their actions increases helping. It helps explain the power of feasibility studies. This is no surprise.

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Dr. James explains what happens when fundraising metrics go bad

iMarketSmart

Another questions, “If philanthropy is all about relationships, then why do metrics only measure money?”[3]. But they aren’t helpful as a short-term metric to guide behavior. Metrics can help, but only a little. When metrics reflect a top-down distrust of fundraisers, they don’t help.[16] So, what’s the answer?

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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? There are several different ethical frameworks and relating some of their various theoretical concepts to naming gifts offers critical perspectives on philanthropy and its impetuses.

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Why You Should Never Feel Bad About Asking Someone To Give

Bloomerang

It’s helpful to reconnect with all the benefits giving has to offer. Because there’s plenty of research showing giving leads to a boost in health and happiness for both givers and recipients — and their collective peoples. Giving is Good for Health. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.”