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

NonProfit Quarterly

Currently, almost everything is legally locked down by US copyright law, but only entertainment corporations and a few thousand celebrity artists meaningfully benefit. The Copyright Trap The idea of copyright is usually framed as protection: Copyright laws protect creators from having their work stolen or manipulated.

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Newsletter: 'Chick Fries' P**s Off Women ; Popeye's Raises Nearly $1M for MDA ; Kraft Bails Out Young Lawbreakers

Selfish Giving

According to Seth: Zig Ziglar used to say, "You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want." I just like the help other people get what they want part. Focus 100% on helping your partners reach their goals. You should adopt this approach for corporate partnerships.

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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Without altruism and advocacy being consistently present in these early days of its formation, racism and sexism are already revealing themselves in the metaverse. There I was, being virtually groped in a snowy fortress with my brother-in-law and husband watching. The Oculus Quest 2 experience. Get the idea? About the Author.

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Dr. James explains why identifying with others is so powerful in a donor’s hero story

iMarketSmart

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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Dr. James explains how to harness friendship reciprocity to unlock heroic donations

iMarketSmart

The simple game has an unbreakable law: Giving must be seen by partners who are able and willing to reciprocate. In the extreme game, the law still applies. Only friendship reciprocity can help. A simple example One fundraiser for a law school shared this story. “I This helps to advance the donor’s hero story.

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Dr. James explains why sustainable giving starts by answering, “Do we have a shared future?”

iMarketSmart

The game has an unbreakable law. Without this, reciprocal altruism fails. In that case, giving would break the first law. Again, giving would break the first law. Giving would break the first law. Without this shared future, reciprocal helping disappears. Two unrelated players both face these same payoffs.

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Dr. James explains why the feeling “People like me make gifts like this” is so powerful in major gifts fundraising

iMarketSmart

Some gifts may help reputation, while others won’t. This helps link the challenge to a victory. The gift helps my group. And it helps my standing within the group. Both of these help link the victory to an enhanced identity. Showing that “people like me make gifts like this” helps. It’s complicated.