iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

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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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 23, 2023

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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iMarketSmart

MAY 22, 2023

5] To play the game yourself, go to [link] Lead with a gift: Back to relationships So, how does game theory apply to real-world fundraising? Lead with a gift: A simple fundraising example Games and theory are fine. What actually works in fundraising? It had only one or two frontline fundraisers. Bring a gift.

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Fundraising Leadership

OCTOBER 14, 2022

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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iMarketSmart

APRIL 4, 2022

In fundraising, a gift results when motivation overcomes cost. In fundraising, numbers can be a problem. Cost is critical for effective fundraising. In fundraising, motivation is what the donor wants. This makes for a compelling fundraising story. Fundraising story should answer. Increasing motivation helps.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

MARCH 15, 2010

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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iMarketSmart

JUNE 20, 2022

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.

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