Ethics Philanthropy Psychology 
iMarketSmart
APRIL 25, 2025
Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors and, with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support. Reluctance can be a fundraising virtue.
Clairification
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The work of philanthropy facilitation is very personal. But, if you rely on philanthropy to survive and thrive, donors are just as important a constituency as your mission-centered beneficiaries. And, fundamentally, its based on trust. Which is why establishing and building trust should be part of your nonprofit and personal mission.
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Stanford Social Innovation Review
JUNE 17, 2025
Foundations in the United States that choose to grant more than 5 percent are, therefore, making more than just a financial choice, they are breaking a psychological barrier. Philanthropy Contains Multitudes In 1987, the Aaron Diamond Foundation found itself facing down the AIDS crisis. These funders see good reasons for that choice.
Bloomerang
JUNE 28, 2021
For years now, there’s been a powerful evolving discussion in the social benefit sector around “ culture of philanthropy ” and why it’s so critically important to fundraising success. Fund in the United States and the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy in the U.K. . Be ethical. Fundraising is a servant to philanthropy.
Beth Kanter
JANUARY 25, 2024
I was thrilled to have a conversation with Devi Thomas from Microsoft Philanthropies. Reflecting on Devi’s comment, I do believe that AI is a learning opportunity for everyone, but it is important to create psychological safety where people can ask questions and make it okay to experiment.
iMarketSmart
AUGUST 16, 2024
The seeds of philanthropy were already within them. The more we deepen ourselves, the more we help others do the same and together give more meaning to philanthropy itself. That was beyond my ability. Everyone had made the decision to give at some point on their own. Jim Langley is the president of Langley Innovations.
iMarketSmart
OCTOBER 25, 2024
A fundraiser’s first obligation is to philanthropy itself. All ethical fundraisers and fundraising organizations must commit themselves, at a bare minimum, to do no harm to philanthropy. At best, they must commit to engaging in practices that reinforce, renew, and reignite the philanthropic spirit.
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