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How To Use Numbers To Inspire More Giving (and How You Should NOT Use Them)

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For nonprofit managers, numbers are important. But numbers, in fundraising, are different. In fundraising, we enter an alternate universe where numbers don’t work the same way. In fundraising world, numbers are still important. But fundraising world is weird. But fundraising world is weird.

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How to Reduce the ‘Cost’ of Philanthropy So Major Donors Give More

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1] This may be particularly true in fundraising. In fundraising experiments, a match works better than an identical rebate.[4] 4] And we see this in fundraising practice. You give and the government matches your gift with a tax benefit. So, does this mean fundraising story should be all about avoiding loss?

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3 Big Reasons Why An ‘Ask’ Is Mostly About Your Donor’s Hero Story (Not Your Organization’s)

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A key part of a fundraising story is the ask. A good fundraising story needs a compelling ask. The fundraising ask matches the inciting incident. In fundraising story, the ask is an inciting incident. For a cancer research charity, adding that government funding was cut did the same.[10] The inciting incident.