iMarketSmart

MARCH 19, 2025

Lets look deeper at the three stages donors must work through before giving a major gift. Why Donor Motivation for Giving If you walk up to a total stranger and ask for money, you wont likely get a friendly response. Sometimes, this step involves talking to financial advisors, attorneys, business associates, or family members.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 12, 2023

5] A heroic donation is this: a sacrificial gift that protects the donor’s people or values in a crisis. Association.[15] But torturing your donors is not the point. 17]) The point is that the behavior gives insight into core donor motivations. Heroic philanthropy A hero displays sacrificial protection.[5]

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 25, 2023

Thus, as a fundraiser, part of your job when interacting with a major donor prospect is to help the donor explore and understand their identity. They do possess very specific values, beliefs, and motivations, but if they haven’t taken time to reflect on them, they may not realize how closely these tie in to their decision to give.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

That’s what everyone is saying at the Direct Marketing Association conference here in New York, where I spoke this morning with fellow bloggers Jeff Brooks , Sarah Durham of Big Duck , Roger Craver of the Agitator and Karen Zapp. Their value will likely increase as they age. So should you write off anyone remotely youthful?

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2022

If you relate to the latter, you’re not alone—the average donor retention rate for the nonprofit sector hovers around 45%. When new donors give only once, you experience a loss on the initial investment to acquire those new supporters. Donation amount: Group donors by how much they gave and what category they fall into.

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Blue Avocado

AUGUST 20, 2024

Remember, clarity on the material aspects of solicitation ensures that, once a donor decides to give, they can know exactly what to do. Consideration 3: Donor Motivations Donors often pop up in the least likely places. However, donors must transfer the assets to the charity. The staff is willing to talk to me.

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NextAfter

OCTOBER 3, 2023

So let’s take a look at a few recent experiments from our library of 5,500+ digital fundraising case studies —experiments that did not validate but do, however, provide valuable insights into donor motivation. You should always be trying to understand your donors. In the worst case, there’s no change.

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