Altruism and Helping Fundraising Universities 
Candid
MARCH 10, 2025
As a scholar of nonprofit management and public service, Ive explored, among other things, to what extent the element of competition affects nonprofit messaging in an online fundraising competition, and what types of messaging are most effective.
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
To be an effective nonprofit leader , you need to be well-versed in fundraising best practices and able to create a robust fundraising strategy for your organization. This process involves analyzing donor data, choosing the best fundraisers to host, and leveraging strategies that help you easily raise more for your mission.
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
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.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MARCH 13, 2024
Today, nonprofit fundraising and especially large capital campaigns emphasize naming opportunities to attract seven-, eight-, and nine-figure donations from high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). Less than one percent of major gifts are offered anonymously , not surprisingly, as fundraisers encourage public acts of charity.
iMarketSmart
APRIL 24, 2023
Story works In fundraising, story is powerful. But for an effective fundraising story, we need something more. Fundraising starts with identity. This feeling of similarity is powerful in fundraising. 4] Giving doesn’t help the donor. But it can help the donor’s genes. Sharing similarities can help.
The Agitator
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
Just to keep the pot boiling here’s a follow-up on my Premiums, Crack Cocaine and Nonprofit Suicide post that spawned some helpful comments. In essence, the prospect of receiving a gift activated a feeling of selfishness which, in turn, reduced altruism and consequently cut the average donation.
iMarketSmart
JUNE 5, 2023
The “one big thing” in fundraising is this: Advance the donor’s hero story. The universal hero story (monomyth) progresses through four steps: The compelling donation experience includes these same steps. Biologists model reciprocal altruism with a game.[1] But it helps the other player more than it costs. I am with them.
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