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

iMarketSmart

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. This is true in both lab experiments[1] and actual fundraising.[2] But fundraising world is weird.

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How do you motivate your staff right now? Here’s one way.

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

An organizational behavior researcher decided to test his theory that workers often fail to live up to their potential because they’ve lost track of the significance and meaningfulness of their own jobs. A great reminder of how to inspire your staff was highlighted in the recent Influence Report (a highly recommended read).

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Prioritize Yourself: Why Conferences, Networking Matter Most Now

Fundraising Leadership

Read more in Take The Lead on organizing conferences, networking According to Forbes , a new report by Chief , and Morning Consult surveyed 751 women leaders in the United States.

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Dr. James Explains How Asking Permission Sets the Stage for “The Ask”

iMarketSmart

15] This also happens in fundraising. A few days later, the university’s fundraising phone campaign contacted everyone. One fundraiser shares, “If someone doesn’t need to stop and think, it’s not REALLY a major gift.”[19] Experienced fundraisers typically say about one to three years.[22] It doesn’t cost anything.

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How to establish “the land of wealth sharing” for major gifts donors

iMarketSmart

The “one big thing” in fundraising is always the same: Advance the donor’s hero story. It defines appropriate behaviors. In fundraising, setting matters. How can a fundraiser establish that setting? But this is Socratic fundraising. The fundraiser can share stories of what others like the donor have done before.

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Embrace Paradox: How To Navigate Tensions For Better Solutions in Life & Work

Fundraising Leadership

in organizational behavior at Harvard Business School in 2006, after receiving an M.A. “You see this idea in physics and psychoanalysis, but early in my PhD, I started seeing paradox as innovation and how to negotiate intention,” says Smith who earned her Ph.D.

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

iMarketSmart

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. Thus, the fundraiser may also face a deadline. So, which works best in fundraising? The inciting incident.