iMarketSmart

MARCH 28, 2025

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors and, with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.

Psychology 59

Psychology Philanthropy Culture Values 59

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 24, 2018

He knows how to increase the lifetime value of your donor database. Understand how to use the concept of “Lifetime Value” to inform your fundraising decisions. Adrian Sargeant is Chief Executive of The Philanthropy Centre. All of his work is focused on achieving that by developing the value that donors get from their giving.

Psychology 132

Psychology Philanthropy Retention Universities 132

iMarketSmart

MARCH 7, 2025

The better we communicate the key elements of relationship-building and storytelling, the more our practice will strengthen and the more we will be valued by those seeking to understand how to establish and sustain best practices. Jim Langley is the president of Langley Innovations.

Psychology 59

Psychology Philanthropy Culture Values 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 11, 2025

Might we dare to advance a transformative vision of security that centers human and ecological well-being, prioritizes prevention over over-reaction, values diverse forms of knowledge and expertise, and builds stability through development of trusting relationships?

Agriculture 69

Agriculture Environmental Civil Society Collaborations 69

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The psychological narrative we construct has more influence on our lives because it’s about who we are now and who we are becoming. You must touch people on a psychological level to inspire them to passionately engage and invest with you. Has that experience changed how you view philanthropy or support nonprofits? If so, how? .

Psychology 131

Psychology Construction Values Philanthropy 131

iMarketSmart

JUNE 13, 2025

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors and, with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.

Psychology 52

Psychology Advertising Food Philanthropy 52

iMarketSmart

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Its not just about raising money; its about creating lasting impact and aligning a donors values with an organizations mission. For donors, legacy giving is deeply personalits a way to align their values with a cause they care about and ensure their contribution has a lasting impact. The reasons are both practical and psychological.

Psychology 59

Psychology Values Philanthropy Fundraising 59

Bloomerang

MARCH 14, 2025

When everyone understands their role in philanthropy and works together toward shared goals, fundraising becomes a collective effort rather than a solitary burden. I define internal team alignment as ensuring everyone understands their role and shared mission in philanthropy.

Finance 78

Finance Fundraising Fundraising Collaborations 78

Clairification

APRIL 28, 2025

An ever-broader group of donors are embracing them to approach philanthropy in the thoughtful, strategic way once reserved only for mega-donors who could afford to set up private foundations. But even if it were half that value, its still a LOT of money and its all been allocated by individual donors for philanthropy.

Charitable Contribution 62

Charitable Contribution Philanthropy Foundations Associations 62

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

We know a lot more about psychology, neuroscience and behavioral economics than we did in the past, and the more you incorporate science into your marketing, the more your supporters will feel your messaging resonates with them. The best stories you can tell are those that lead from your collective community’s values.

Civil Society 114

Civil Society Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 114

iMarketSmart

MAY 13, 2022

Alumni most likely to give to their alma maters, for instance, are those who believe that the lasting value of their education greatly outweighed the cost – no matter how much they paid. Those that believe the cost outweighed the value are highly unlikely to give, no matter how little they paid.

Values 52

Values Ethics Fundraising Fundraising 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Image credit: fizkes on istock.com This article accompanies the recent NPQ webinar, “ Compensation Equity: Operationalizing Justice Values in Nonprofit Pay Structures ,” presented by the authors. They are asking: “Is how we pay our own workers in alignment with our proclaimed values and external-facing work?”

Psychology 128

Psychology Values Governance Culture 128

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 17, 2025

Often linear, top-down, and focused on control, these conventional strategic approaches not only fail to deliver the alignment they promise, but they also operate in fundamental tension with the values and missions of justice-focused organizations. Karundi Williams, the group’s executive director, wanted to clarify this evolution. “I

Values 59

Values Management Collaborations Organizational Change 59

Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2021

For years now, there’s been a powerful evolving discussion in the social benefit sector around “ culture of philanthropy ” and why it’s so critically important to fundraising success. Fund in the United States and the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy in the U.K. . What they value matters.

Culture 130

Culture Philanthropy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 17, 2025

Foundations in the United States that choose to grant more than 5 percent are, therefore, making more than just a financial choice, they are breaking a psychological barrier. Philanthropy Contains Multitudes In 1987, the Aaron Diamond Foundation found itself facing down the AIDS crisis. These funders see good reasons for that choice.

Race and Ethnicity 52

Race and Ethnicity Medical Foundations Homelessness 52

iMarketSmart

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors and, with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.

Philanthropy 59

Philanthropy Fundraising Fundraising Psychology 59

iMarketSmart

AUGUST 16, 2024

The seeds of philanthropy were already within them. The more we deepen ourselves, the more we help others do the same and together give more meaning to philanthropy itself. That was beyond my ability. Everyone had made the decision to give at some point on their own. Jim Langley is the president of Langley Innovations.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Psychology Ethics Culture 52

iMarketSmart

APRIL 7, 2023

The less I thought about fundraising strategies and tactics, and the more I studied philanthropy, the more successful I and my operations became. I simply observed, looking for what form philanthropy was taking in each prospect I met with and at what stage of self-discovery they were in. I never thought about fundraising technique.

Values 40

Values Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy 40

Jeff Brooks

OCTOBER 30, 2024

They share values (at least some values). The fundamentals that cause human beings to participate in philanthropy are the same everywhere: all causes, all donors. In some ways they’re right. But mostly they’re wrong. Here’s how any group of donors is different: it’s a purpose-build assembly of people who care about some cause.

Culture 64

Culture Philanthropy Values Education 64

Clairification

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

I firmly believe part of the role of a philanthropy facilitator is to foster both individual and community well-being. It certainly is not in service of philanthropy. The post Effective Philanthropy Facilitation RECIPE: Love +Meaning + Empathy + Cooperation +Attention + Interaction appeared first on Clairification. What to do?

Philanthropy 62

Philanthropy Altruism and Helping Health Fundraising 62

iMarketSmart

JANUARY 5, 2018

“Tax bill could turn philanthropy into a pursuit only for the rich.” Philanthropy is done by the rich. Provide value. Related Posts: >>Donor Psychology: Do you know what really makes your supporters feel good? >>The Tons of writers in major media have been fretting about the new tax law. There is a difference.

Law 61

Law Psychology Philanthropy Values 61

iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

And, they will if you give them great experiences, add value to their lives, and provide extraordinary customer service! The post Donor Psychology: Do you know what really makes your supporters feel good? .” And, yet many more will say, “It’s all about the mission.” Tweet this!

Psychology 40

Psychology Values Fundraising Fundraising 40

Clairification

MARCH 11, 2024

This is the finding from a report done by the Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy at the University of Kent: “ How Donor Choose Charities.” Yet the methods used to encourage donations tend to assume that philanthropy depends on objective assessments of need rather than on donors’ enthusiasms. The heart, not the head.

Philanthropy 114

Philanthropy Universities Fundraising Fundraising 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 24, 2023

By Tia Martinez In seeking to improve the health outcomes of people in underserved communities, philanthropy’s results have, in general, been disappointing: Socioeconomic and racial injustices run so deep in these communities that strong barriers to change extend well beyond the health care system.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Health Foundations Collaborations 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

This led the Hive Fund to create the Healing Justice and Holistic Security grantmaking program—aimed at providing BIPOC women leaders and their communities with tools and practices needed to heal and combat threats to digital, physical, and psychological safety.

Environmental 98

Environmental Psychology Poverty Insurance 98

iMarketSmart

MAY 26, 2023

Donors are looking for a better philanthropic value proposition. Traditional fundraising works best at places that have delivered value and built community but the organizational self-centeredness on which it is based misses many partnership-building opportunities. They want to know how their dollars will be turned into differences.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Psychology Philanthropy 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 24, 2024

Yet this value has not been shared equally by all stakeholders. VC firms (and private equity in general) aim to maximize the monetizable value of their investments, often at the expense of affected stakeholders who aren’t legal parties to the deal. It doesn’t need to be this way. It doesn’t need to be this way.

Environmental 97

Environmental Values Manufacturing Management 97

iMarketSmart

MAY 17, 2024

” To some degree, for sure, but what money can buy won’t come close to what it can’t in creating life-changing donor experiences and inspiring genuine, breath-taking philanthropy. Jim Langley is the president of Langley Innovations.

Altruism and Helping 52

Altruism and Helping Psychology Philanthropy Collaborations 52

iMarketSmart

APRIL 28, 2023

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors and, with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy Children 52

iMarketSmart

MAY 3, 2024

Does not the marriage proposal, no matter how charming or disarming, pale in comparison to the process that precedes it, the process that allows both parties to explore the potential of shared values and interests, and then conclude their future is brighter together than apart?

Psychology 52

Psychology Philanthropy Culture Values 52

iMarketSmart

AUGUST 18, 2023

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors and, with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.

Psychology 52

Psychology Philanthropy Culture Values 52

iMarketSmart

JUNE 9, 2023

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors and, with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.

Psychology 52

Psychology Philanthropy Culture Values 52

iMarketSmart

AUGUST 30, 2024

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors, and with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.

Psychology 52

Psychology Philanthropy Culture Values 52

iMarketSmart

JUNE 30, 2023

Donors, as we are coming to understand more fully, engage in philanthropy to discover themselves. They demonstrate through their personal caring that donors are not just ATMs but valued in their own right. They seek meaning and community. They understand that even the wealthiest of donors are very human inside.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Psychology Values Culture 52

The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 13, 2024

Page 35 in Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Giving , a new report from National Center For Family Philanthropy, offers fundraisers key strategies for helping donors move past mental obstacles to making donations. @Photo through Deposit Photos Can one page in a study make a difference on its own?

Activism 59

Activism Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 59

Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 29, 2016

Take this as an example: for over a year, the folks at Rogare , the fundraising think tank of The Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy, have been rigorously studying relationship fundraising. Across the pond, the British folks seem much more focused on lifetime value of donors. Personally, I think this is crazy.

Participation and motivation 56

Participation and motivation Fundraising Fundraising Psychology 56

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

6] Providing value This phrasing emphasizes value. These value words include, “Ideas” “Gift opportunities” “Investment opportunities” “Conversation,” and “Proposal.” It can provide real value. Using “value” words for the proposal isn’t just a trick. Finally, a delay can increase perceived value.

Psychology 52

Psychology Altruism and Helping Organizational Behavior Values 52