Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) played a significant role in promoting and organizing National Philanthropy Day activities. Nonprofits are set up to support a variety of social causes, such as educational, health, scientific, public safety, and human rights. They continue to be a key advocate for this day.

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iMarketSmart

JULY 31, 2023

Natural origins of giving: I am like them Altruism means I give away something valuable to help another. Most altruism in animals matches this model. How could natural selection lead to altruism? It helps you, but it costs me. Altruism is still costly. This opens the possibility for reciprocal altruism.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

More time can help. More time can help. People tend to predict they will help. This prediction is higher than the actual help they would have given if asked immediately. Getting people to first predict their actions increases helping. It helps explain the power of feasibility studies. This is no surprise.

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Psychology Altruism and Helping Organizational Behavior Values 52

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

But they aren’t helpful as a short-term metric to guide behavior. Metrics can help, but only a little. When metrics reflect a top-down distrust of fundraisers, they don’t help.[16] Short-term, transactional behavior signals the absence of a mutual sharing or helping relationship. It can be helpful. I’m a data guy.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Even the American Psychological Association acknowledges the country is “facing a national mental health crisis that could yield serious health and social consequences for years to come.” 2 Stress-induced physical ailments, such as headaches and fatigue, are commonplace and disrupt daily tasks.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

This theory relates to what American economist James Andreoni calls impure altruism , the inherent tension between philanthropy and self-interest. The intellectual most associated with classical utilitarianism (also known as consequentialism) is the 18th-century British philosopher and legal scholar Jeremy Bentham.

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Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 3, 2025

million Americans sustain a TBI annually, underscoring the magnitude of this public health issue. Up to 50 percent of people with TBI face mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, and PTS(D). People with low incomes, no health insurance, or those far from hospitals often go without care. Research shows that 51.5

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