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

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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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The Power of Heroic Philanthropy: Understanding Donor Motivations

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It’s an extreme form of philanthropy. In time of need, a friend would help. This happened even if the help could never be fully paid back. Getting unconditional help in a crisis is great. Heroic philanthropy A hero displays sacrificial protection.[5] In some cases, philanthropy can. But the game must change.

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

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

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

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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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Why you are so motivated in your work

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

But as someone working for a mission you know it’s something else—altruism. Grant focuses on workplace psychology and the effects of altruism in your career. Helping others, it seems, helps ourselves. (As But what may surprise you is this isn’t just a truism in the nonprofit sector.

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How transactional donor relationships kill generosity

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In a scale, it might look like this: Helpful reciprocity Loved one (lover, spouse, close family) Friend Teammate Colleague Neighbor Community member Transactional reciprocity Customer Merchant Stranger Harmful reciprocity Competitor Enemy Relationship signals are reciprocity signals. It’s saying, “We’re not here to help you!”