Getting Attention

MARCH 6, 2013

Your org’s people stories will be as compelling, moving and motivating as these two when you follow these steps: Feature people that mirror people taking each type of action your org wants to motivate—donors, partners, board members, volunteers and more. 5 Steps to Strengthen Your People Stories.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

What motivates you? Whether they’re doing a science experiment that summer campers might do at camp, serving the homeless a meal, or looking at cells under a microscope in the hospital, bring the front lines of your work. Make your board meetings fun and your board members will look forward to participating!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This blog aims to examine these challenges and offer all nonprofits leaders methods to increase diversity and BIPOC participation in their organizations. Provide opportunities for members of BIPOC communities to participate in the decision-making processes of the organization through committees, task forces, and other forms of engagement.

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Getting Attention

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

If your organization is not an animal rescue or another organization directly related to puppies, kitties or babies, these alternatives are far more effective in helping your forge connections and motivate giving. Clearly, we never want anyone to be homeless, much less our own families.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2025

If you know WHY the donor gave in the first place or what they used to support, (maybe they ALWAYS gave to particular program or a particular group of your program participants) customize your ask to that. Certain kinds of donors will need more than a basic Ask to motivate them to give again. Customize the request.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

JUNE 30, 2015

If your organization is not an animal rescue or somehow directly related to puppies, kitties, or babies, these alternatives will be far more effective in helping you forge connections and motivate giving. Clearly, we never want anyone to be homeless, much less our own family. That’s because your work is indirect.

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Twenty Hats

DECEMBER 28, 2021

On the other hand, I feel like the existing posts do a good job of articulating my volunteer engagement philosophy: that quality volunteer engagement cannot occur without motivated, dedicated, and well-trained volunteer managers. All that’s to say that I reflected more than usual on what to convey with this post.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Participate in Giving Tuesday without asking for money. Define Giving Tuesday for those supporters who may not have participated in this type of campaign before. . This can provide some additional insight into your supporter’s motivation to give so that you can increase their engagement throughout the year. .

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 27, 2022

These establish motivation from the main character’s original identity. If the goal isn’t easy to visualize, it won’t be motivating. So, it won’t motivate a gift. A gift must first be motivated by simple, social-emotional story. But the motivating story can’t be complex. One study examined a homelessness charity.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

The hospital already had strong working partnerships with other communities, notably Latinx communities and also homeless populations, whose health disparities were strongly linked to their culture and existing societal inequities. Joseph Hospital and the consultants. The work of the Better Birthing team is also continuing to evolve.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

CNN recently reported that “California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The second example illustrates an important intermediary step towards eliminating homelessness from a Zero-Problem Philanthropy vision. Yet, replicating this transformation in many other hotels in New York did not lower the number of homeless people.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 15, 2022

After a competitive application process, these professionals of color will participate in intensive and engaging training to learn how to serve as effective nonprofit board members. Nikki Barfield, deputy director of supportive services for veteran families, Department of Veterans Affairs — Homeless Programs Office. “I

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

There’s a lot of strategy and psychology involved in motivating someone to give through the mail. When you combine a story with your Core Number, you pack a real punch, so let the donor know they can participate in the same kind of feel-good story for a specific amount of money. Where are you missing the mark? Use “you” language.

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NextAfter

JULY 27, 2022

They donate their free time to further your mission, whether they’re marketing an upcoming event, engaging in advocacy outreach, or lending a hand to build a new homeless shelter for your organization. Then, when those opportunities arrive, you can share them with those who are most likely to participate.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But let’s say, you know, maybe you’ve just been talking to them about job placement because the job placement is really the thing that elevates the homeless and helps them get off the streets and all of that. . They’re hearing it in a different way, and it’s not as motivating for them to give.

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Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 17, 2021

They want to help build schools, lower pet adoption fees, and provide food to the homeless, not just give money to an organization. One opportunity you might offer your supporters for volunteer work is to participate in your next peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Say thank you without any ulterior motive.

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Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 17, 2021

They want to help build schools, lower pet adoption fees, and provide food to the homeless, not just give money to an organization. One opportunity you might offer your supporters for volunteer work is to participate in your next peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Say thank you without any ulterior motive.

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Participation and motivation Homelessness Medical Values 52

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Understanding the psychology behind giving can help you understand the donor’s motivation, which will help you plan your next campaign, your next fundraising event, or your next face-to-face ask. Maybe your donors have walked a mile in the same shoes as your program participants. 8 Psychological Reasons Why People Give 1.

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Getting Attention

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

But let’s face it: when your nonprofit is one of hundreds, or thousands participating in this growing global giving day, making your story stand out can be an intimidating task. For example, maybe school classrooms need to be stocked for the new semester in January, or winter coats purchased for homeless shelter residents.

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