Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The most successful charities tap into donor motivations for giving , of which there are many. Hmm Like you, other donors may want to blame board members for not reaching out to them. With the culture established by the executive director. Generosity, and its rewards, is complicated. But, where does the buck really stop?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

If you’re a museum, arts, or culture organization, you may be in this same dilemma. It’s understanding donor motivations. But when you’re fundraising for arts or cultural organizations , donations don’t *just* help other people. Donor benefits Benefits are anything donors receive that enhances their experience.

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Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2023

Are your donors also your customers? Or, at least, American culture has put an indelible stamp on both. Innovative fundraising researcher Adrian Sargeant, co-director of the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy, says, “Nonprofits are a means to an end for the donor. Are they the same, similar, or unrelated?

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iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The less energy an organization devotes to creating the conditions that will motivate donors, the more it wastes on fundraising, predisposing itself to high rates of donor attrition and handcuffing its advancement team. Donor motivations are the philanthropic horse that all too often get put behind the fundraising cart.

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The Agitator

JANUARY 20, 2013

The Summit’s goal is nothing short of triggering fundamental change in the culture of fundraising.

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The Agitator

MARCH 5, 2018

Here at The Agitator we’re far from blameless when it comes to ignoring or undervaluing the plumbing in the house of donor care. We “exalt” the “philosophers” by reviewing books on how best to communicate with donors…we attempt to cover the latest research on donor motivation…we deal with important issues like donor identity and preference.

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iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 1, 2022

For someone who was practicing then, it seems largely true though a bit simplistic about donors’ motivations and the labels applied to them. The fact that donors are animated by different purposes does explain why theories of fundraising abound. Dynasts: Those that inherit wealth and are expected to support nonprofits.

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