iMarketSmart

JUNE 12, 2023

Now, it’s time to get back to the “one big thing” in fundraising: Advance the donor’s hero story. It’s an extreme form of philanthropy. Heroic philanthropy A hero displays sacrificial protection.[5] 5] A heroic donation is this: a sacrificial gift that protects the donor’s people or values in a crisis. What else can work?

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iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The list below was an attempt by Forbes Magazine to capture the “faces of philanthropy” way back in 1994. For someone who was practicing then, it seems largely true though a bit simplistic about donors’ motivations and the labels applied to them. Are these still the faces of philanthropy? The Seven Faces of Philanthropy.

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iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 3, 2022

But the job is to raise money from donors motivated by their own hero story. She can feed the administrator-hero story back to the administrators and out to the donors. Their hero story causes them to misperceive donor motives. You can still push for an internal culture of philanthropy. They aren’t stupid.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Think tanks, such as Rogare, the Fundraising Think Tank, also produce research and thorough leadership that can impact our work. You can search broadly for something like “fundraising,” “nonprofit marketing,” or, “nonprofit donor motivation” and see what comes up. These are helpful, but only part of what is available.

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 10, 2023

This really helps our leadership. It’s important for them to know what matters to loyal donors like you. Philanthropy & Education, 2 (2), 1-28. [45] Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 28 (4), 437-452. [47] 48] When a current gift to fund an endowment is too large for the donor, a virtual endowment might work.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Donor Appreciation for Major Donors. Major donors make up the backbone of successful fundraising strategies. According to this article , $410 billion was given in philanthropy in 2017 and 49% of the funds donated were by the top 1% of donors. Plus, they make a great donor appreciation gift!

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Donor Appreciation for Major Donors. Major donors make up the backbone of successful fundraising strategies. According to this article , $410 billion was given in philanthropy in 2017 and 49% of the funds donated were by the top 1% of donors. Plus, they make a great donor appreciation gift!

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