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5 Reasons Why You Should Focus Your Fundraising On Foundations, Funds, Trusts, and Endowments

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It reveals the psychology of giving and wealth. Charitable foundations, funds, and trusts attract huge donations. Step 1: Donor gives to a charitable fund that he controls. Step 2: Donor manages the assets in the charitable fund. In between these two steps, the donor manages his charitable fund.

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How To Use Numbers To Inspire More Giving (and How You Should NOT Use Them)

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For nonprofit managers, numbers are important. Rebate versus matching: does how we subsidize charitable contributions matter? Subsidizing charitable giving with rebates or matching: Further laboratory evidence. Subsidizing charitable contributions: a natural field experiment comparing matching and rebate subsidies.

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The importance of expressing impact and gratitude in fundraising

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How well do charities manage this hidden impact problem? The pledging puzzle: How can revocable promises increase charitable giving? Management Science, 67 (10), 5969-6627, p. Psychological Bulletin, 127 , 249-266. [4] Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98 (6), 946-955. [5] They get a request.

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

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The SAGE handbook of evolutionary psychology. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 67 (6), 710-714. [14] The SAGE handbook of evolutionary psychology. Psychological Science 27 (9), 1192-1206; Rand, D. The SAGE handbook of evolutionary psychology. Science, 227 (4692), 1363-1365. [12] 12] Carter, G., Cibils, A.

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How to help your donors score a victory and make an impact

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Stories get complicated when charity managers get involved. Charity managers deal with society’s most difficult problems. What is the charity managers’ proposed solution? Simply psychology [Website]. Complexity kills giving. So why do many charities keep doing this wrong? It’s not an accident. They are technical experts.

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Why you must deliver value in fundraising, not just take the money and run

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The manager says, “Things are tight right now. The manager hesitates. It is now,” laughs the manager. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33, 273- 280; Caporael, L. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 35 , 1-11; Issac, R. European Journal of Social Psychology, 14 , 239-264; Messick, D.

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Why you must deliver value in fundraising, not just take the money and run

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The manager says, “Things are tight right now. The manager hesitates. It is now,” laughs the manager. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33, 273- 280; Caporael, L. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 35 , 1-11; Issac, R. European Journal of Social Psychology, 14 , 239-264; Messick, D.

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