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.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

I felt valued, and increased my giving incrementally. It’s critical for fundraisers to understand how donors feel – because most of philanthropy is feelings-based. And I imagine your organization has a culture of philanthropy in which everyone comes from a place of love. Both about your philanthropy, and about you.

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 5, 2024

If we do that well, we not only make them feel valued but we learn more about them each time we interact with them. This will prove of immense value when we want to be more explicit about seeking their support. We should never let a month go by without a meaningful interaction with each prospect or donor.

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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.

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 4, 2022

I needed to learn their story, their values. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17 (3), 208-212. [6] The psychological consequences of money. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17 (3), 208–212. [9] The Journal of Social Psychology, 129 (1), 85-91. [13] I learned very quickly that didn’t work.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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iMarketSmart

MAY 12, 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. LIKE THIS BLOG POST?

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iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 29, 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.

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iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 22, 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.

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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.

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iMarketSmart

AUGUST 4, 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.

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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!

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iMarketSmart

AUGUST 25, 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

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.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

2] More than that, the reality of our own death is a serious psychological problem. It means some part of one’s identity – one’s people, values, or story – will continue on after death. But to be meaningful, the impact must support one’s people, values, or story. It helps when it links to the donor’s people, values, or history.

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iMarketSmart

AUGUST 19, 2022

The comparison below suggests how we can keep valuable people from feeling minimized by generic training sessions and make them feel more valued by being afforded an opportunity to enhance their abilities for their own sake and that of the organization. Jim Langley is the president of Langley Innovations.

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iMarketSmart

JULY 14, 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.

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 7, 2022

The best customers have become more discerning, more serious about their choices, more keen on lasting value. Attractive products induce people to buy and buy again even if the sales rep isn’t topflight. If most of your customers are over 60, something is wrong with your product mix. Jim Langley is the president of Langley Innovations.

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 10, 2023

This then permits questions that: Connect the donor’s identity (history, people, and values) with the cause, the charity, or the project [ Original Identity → Challenge ] Define a personally meaningful victory [ Victory → Enhanced Identity ], and Make a challenge that promises the victory [Challenge → Victory ]. What does this look like?

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iMarketSmart

MARCH 13, 2022

Philanthropy originates in story. Philanthropy was about social emotion. Philanthropy is about social emotion. It was activation in a brain region used for valuing social-emotional outcomes.[12] Visual philanthropy. Reading Psychology, 30(2), 175-194; Mar, R. Annual Review of Psychology, 60, 693-716. [13]

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 19, 2023

6] A donor can be seen to sacrificially protect his people or values. Emits positive externalities”] Understand the donor’s values and preferences? Good at reading your mind”] Value the donor personally? Share the donor’s goals and values? Evolutionary Psychology, 6 (3), 386-392. [20] A charity can do more.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 2, 2019

Facilitating an exchange of value (fundraising). If you like ’em, please share this file online: Related Posts: >>Donor Psychology: do you know what really makes your supporters feel good? >>5 Personalized, relevant & respectful communications. Collaborative conversations leading to proposals. Making supporters feel good.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 20, 2022

The effective ask presents: A crisis (threat or opportunity) for the donor’s people or values. But this must be a crisis for the donor’s people or values. Suppose the people or values involved don’t matter to the donor. If the donor doesn’t identify with these people or values, the crisis won’t motivate a gift.

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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.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In the preceding post , I explained why wealthy people care about cost (even when it comes to philanthropy). They want value in exchange for their money, and sometimes value comes in the form of lowered cost. They want value in exchange for their money, and sometimes value comes in the form of lowered cost.

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Clairification

APRIL 22, 2024

Get on the Pathway to Passionate Philanthropy, Not Forgettable Fundraising Philanthropy is a mindset. A noble value. Servant to philanthropy. Philanthropy, not fundraising. Fund, “ Beyond Fundraising: What Does it Mean to Build a Culture of Philanthropy? ” An embracing culture.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 30, 2023

15] It can also reveal opportunities where the fundraiser’s expertise provides value. We want to uncover connections to the donor’s people, values, and history. Has it gone up in value?” Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17 (3), 208-212. [12] Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 113 (3), 430-452, 430.

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iMarketSmart

MAY 1, 2023

The economic value of status. Journal of Economic Psychology, 61 , 124-133. [18] Psychological Science, 23 (7), 704-709. [25] Psychological Science, 23 (7), 704-709. [28] Philanthropy & Education, 2 (2), 1-28. The Journal of Socio-Economics, 27 (4), 495-497. See , Ebeling, F., Feldhaus, C., & Fendrich, J.

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The Agitator

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

” I used the misunderstanding or misrepresentation questioning the value of predictive modeling as an example. Fortunately, as Jay Love notes in his comment : “Thankfully there are institutions around the world conducting proper scientific research into the world of Philanthropy.

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iMarketSmart

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Asking questions helps supporters explore their past, their values, and their feelings about your organization. You’re asking questions to help this person feel valued and important, and to help them advance their donor hero story. They are giving themselves reasons to keep the conversation going and eventually give.

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The Agitator

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Can declining trust in institutions be blamed for the overall decline in personal philanthropy? Fortunately, thanks to more than 7 years research, testing and mass application by DonorVoice there’s a clear and proven process for building donor trust and improving donor retention and lifetime value. Relationship Fundamentals.

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