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Using Social Science to Strengthen Your Fundraising

NonProfit Hub

In recent years, a growing amount of research in behavioral science and social psychology has made it possible to understand many of these techniques on a deeper level. This research is a goldmine for fundraisers and other nonprofit leaders seeking to hone their craft and improve their ability to bring together good people and good causes. .

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

iMarketSmart

These included, “High emotional intelligence” “An ability to read people” “A great memory for faces, names, and personal details” “A tendency to engage with people” even outside their job, and “A love of reading” particularly “popular psychology books.” Civil Society. Nonprofit Quarterly. Experience confirms this, too.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. We've scoured the nonprofit-sphere for high-quality conferences, both large and small, broad and specialized, here in the U.S. Nonprofit Management.