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How Fundraisers Can Reconcile the Competition that Exists Between Your Donors’ & Administrators’ Hero Stories

iMarketSmart

But a nonprofit is not just a fundraising organization. In the donor-hero story, charity administrators are minions. The administrator’s role is only to dutifully obey donor orders. What works for this group is the administrator-hero story.[1] Example: Nonprofit allows a broad range of donor-created gift restrictions.

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Why you must deliver value in fundraising, not just take the money and run

iMarketSmart

The noble dream Small nonprofits have needs. And besides, the struggling nonprofit is doing good things; it deserves a big gift. The crass reality This administrator-hero story feels noble. Back to fundraising So, why hasn’t that small nonprofit received its million-dollar gift? Often, it’s obvious. The space is cramped.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! Nonprofit Management. Nonprofit Technology, and more! Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar 2019.

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Unlocking the Power of Data Refineries for Social Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review

From 2000 to 2021, progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals has been anemic, registering less than 10 percent growth over 20 years. The same 2017 survey of nonprofits conducted by IBM found that 78 percent of nonprofits with advanced analytics capabilities reported higher effectiveness in performing their missions.

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Why you must deliver value in fundraising, not just take the money and run

iMarketSmart

The noble dream Small nonprofits have needs. And besides, the struggling nonprofit is doing good things; it deserves a big gift. The crass reality This administrator-hero story feels noble. Back to fundraising So, why hasn’t that small nonprofit received its million-dollar gift? Often, it’s obvious. The space is cramped.

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The Importance of Asking Permission to Ask More Questions

iMarketSmart

The donor must participate. Monomyth motives. The motives can be different for each of the three steps. The first uses a social motive. The second uses an impact motive. The third uses an honor motive. This uses a value motive. Using these same motives can work. It uses a social motive.

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How to Restore the Care in Long-Term Nursing Care

NonProfit Quarterly

This article is, with publisher permission, adapted from a more extensive journal article, “ A Tax Credit Proposal for Profit Moderation and Social Mission Maximization in Long-Term Residential Care Businesses ” published last year by Nonprofit Policy Forum. These statistics hold true across time and national boundaries (Brennan et al.