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How Nonprofits Can Help Free Culture and Benefit from the Public Domain

NonProfit Quarterly

To make art is to borrow from others, from culture, but under current law, all expressive worksfrom books to blog postsautomatically receive copyright protection. In a small way, this will help raise the visibility of the commons, as many open licenses require the license to be displayed with the work to use it for free.

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How social sharing sparks ‘generational generosity’ for nonprofits 

Candid

Intentionally adapting strategies to meet the unique preferences of each generation will help deepen supporter engagement and unlock untapped fundraising potential. For these younger generations, supporting causes that feel aligned with their identity and the current cultural climate is a key motivator for giving.

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17 Creative Giving Tuesday Ideas to Make a Difference

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Giving Tuesday , celebrated globally on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, embodies the spirit of generosity and altruism. It’s a day dedicated to giving back, fostering a culture of philanthropy, and supporting the causes that touch our hearts. Nonprofit software social sharing features can help participants spread the word.

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How to Elevate Your Fundraising Strategy with Matching Gifts

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

This process involves analyzing donor data, choosing the best fundraisers to host, and leveraging strategies that help you easily raise more for your mission. Just as nonprofit leaders want to create positive work environments for their staff , companies want to boost employee engagement by improving their company culture.

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Shared Leadership’s Role in Piloting the Plane

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

It’s the crew that knows who is on board, what baggage they brought, their feelings about flying, and how to help people cope with turbulence.  When the Captain comes on the PA system to inform everyone about the flight plan, they often sound like ‘the adults’ in the Peanuts specials. All of them. Make it a big deal.

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Your mission is the gift. Really.

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

However, Dooley (and Cialdini, and the Heath brothers, and many others) have also emphasized that reciprocity is, in a real sense, a way to take advantage of people’s altruism. They’ll help you, but they’ll resent you for it. An incentive culture creates, in almost every case, an incentive death spiral. Should we thank people?

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The Real Way to Raise Money

iMarketSmart

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.