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Governing Greatness: 10 Must-Read Books for Nonprofit Board Members

Nonprofit Megaphone

Navigating Legal and Ethical Issues: The Legal Guide for Nonprofit Board Members Nonprofit board members face a variety of legal and ethical challenges in their roles. This comprehensive guide provides essential information on the legal and ethical responsibilities of nonprofit board members.

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How to build deeper connections with your donors using surveys

iMarketSmart

Psychology studies show the same thing. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology , 76, 67-75.] Psychological Science, 26 (2), 231-236. [6] Psychological Science, 26 (2), 231-236, 234. [7] Psychological Science, 18 (9), 803-809. [9] In absence of money: a field experiment on volunteer work motivation.

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Science of Giving 3: Do people give more if it’s painful?

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

All month, I’m blogging the fascinating book, The Science of Giving , which covers a range of seminal studies about giving psychology. The bottom line of this study is that people sometimes are most motivated to choose charitable giving involving significant pain and effort. A bike-a-thon is not efficient.

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5 Paradoxes of Effective Leadership

Fundraising Leadership

I love the real-time interaction, yet busy women from all over the world can participate and have the flexibility to catch up asynchronously while being part of a supportive community of women. “We We want leaders to articulate a compelling vision and yet to feel we have participated in the creation of that vision.

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Why you must deliver value in fundraising, not just take the money and run

iMarketSmart

Participants each get money. They are motivational. 24] When giving appears motivated by benefits, it loses its value as a signal. Public recognition motivates charitable giving in experiments.); Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33, 273- 280; Caporael, L. This can have real economic consequences.

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Why you must deliver value in fundraising, not just take the money and run

iMarketSmart

Participants each get money. They are motivational. 24] When giving appears motivated by benefits, it loses its value as a signal. Public recognition motivates charitable giving in experiments.); Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33, 273- 280; Caporael, L. This can have real economic consequences.

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