NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 5, 2024

Recognizing and celebrating the unique perspectives, skills, and experiences that each individual brings to the table is essential for fostering a culture of inclusivity and collaboration. Encouraging open dialogue and fostering a culture of curiosity and continuous learning are also key to promoting knowledge-sharing and collaboration.

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Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Leadership 211

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

Beliefs and Organizational Culture The collective behaviors, norms, and shared values that shape the nonprofit’s work environment. He completed his DBA in Organizational Leadership and Development researching Appalachian nonprofits, psychological contracts, and retention.

Public and Social Policy 206

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 206

iMarketSmart

JANUARY 17, 2025

Successful fundraising is one of the outcomes an advancement office strives for, but that can’t be achieved if people don’t understand, believe in, and identify with the organization’s purposes and goals. The post No, Advancement Is NOT a Synonym or a Euphemism for Fundraising appeared first on MarketSmart LLC.

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Clairification

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

” So says Hugh MacLeod of Gaping Void Culture Design Group, noting your words may or may not incorporate ‘signifiers’ that open the listener/reader to the possibilities they might encourage. What do you call the folks who respond to your fundraising appeals? Are they donors ? Maybe thats okay.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

What are the three wonders of the ancient fundraising worlds? There’s too much reliance on these wonders of the ancient fundraising world – and they were never that wondrous to begin with. The gift pyramid shows the number of gifts you need at various levels to reach your goal. the quiet phase and the public phase).

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Fundraising Fundraising Psychology Philanthropy 59

iMarketSmart

MARCH 7, 2025

Two common oversimplifications related to fundraising are: It’s about relationships It’s about storytelling Yes, but let’s be a bit more precise so these oversimplifications don’t get turned into false expectations and/or meandering practice. When agreements are reached, results must be produced.

Psychology 52

Psychology Philanthropy Culture Values 52

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors, and with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.

Psychology 52

Psychology Philanthropy Culture Fundraising 52

Clairification

APRIL 22, 2024

Get on the Pathway to Passionate Philanthropy, Not Forgettable Fundraising Philanthropy is a mindset. An embracing culture. Fundraising is a means towards that end. Philanthropy, not fundraising. Sustainable fundraising takes a village. A noble value. Servant to philanthropy.

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Philanthropy Culture Fundraising Fundraising 112

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors, and with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.

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Psychology Philanthropy Culture Fundraising 52

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JUNE 10, 2022

Let’s wind things down with the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have email trends, how to ask for donations in various ways, the psychology of content marketing and fonts, how to write headlines, and more. Get Details.

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Communication Psychology Nonprofits Collaborations 143

Fundraising Leadership

MAY 12, 2024

At the Chicago conference, Pauline Maki, professor of psychiatry, psychology and obstetrics & gynecology, as well as director of the Women’s Mental Health Research Program at the University of Illinois-Chicago, says sleep deprivation is a key side effect of menopause, and affects performance at work, as well as mental health. “

Culture 126

Culture Healthcare Public and Nonprofit Management Medical 126

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

JUNE 11, 2014

Our personal experiences and cultural norms influence the way we interpret color. What does any of this have to do with your fundraising approach? Have you tested the use of different colors in your fundraising materials? (Orange and brown don’t seem to get much love at all from either gender.).

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Psychology Manufacturing Fundraising Fundraising 73

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

There would be no fundraising for fundraisings sake. All fundraising would now be in the form of explanations as to how the organization could better serve. Yes, philanthropy would still be pursued but it would be one of many options in the partnership building process. That would not be befitting the office of the president.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on the best words and phrases for successful fundraising appeals: Dear Charity Clairity, I’d like to spiff up my appeal writing. Immediately We live in an instant gratification culture.

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Fundraising Fundraising Children Psychology 117

Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question come from a fundraiser and donor who wants advice on how to handle poor donor engagement: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m a fundraiser, but also a donor. Alas, too many organizations lose sight of this culture. And virtuous.

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Philanthropy Psychology Culture Values 128

Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

So, in this blog, I’m leveraging my PhD in Psychology to share a bit about what burnout is, why it seems to be everywhere in the nonprofit world, and what organizations, leaders, and individuals can do about it. Psychologists consider burnout to be a “psychological syndrome” that emerges as a response to chronic job stressors.

Psychology 98

Psychology Healthcare Culture Health 98

iMarketSmart

MARCH 15, 2024

Practitioners of transactional fundraising and the cultures who default to it will never know, see, foster, or benefit from the best in human nature and what only time can ripen and bring to fruition. SHARE IT AND/OR LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS BELOW The post The Tragedy of Transactional Fundraising appeared first on MarketSmart LLC.

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Fundraising Fundraising Psychology Philanthropy 59

Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2024

Where are our cultures of philanthropy? Fund published a three-part series of reports exploring culture of philanthropy. Or what I like to call a love-train culture. Alas, a culture of philanthropy essential to long-term success in the sector is still largely absent from our institutions.

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Non-Profits Philanthropy Culture Nonprofits 102

Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 12, 2024

It is now stigmatized in many workplace cultures to lack emotional awareness and to present as immune to emotions. “ It is now stigmatized in many #workplace #cultures to lack emotional awareness and to present as immune to emotions. ” This demonstrates a culture of psychological safety, all the way to the top.

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Psychology Culture Management Construction 77

iMarketSmart

AUGUST 9, 2024

Fundraising is not about “The Ask.” Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors, and with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.

Fundraising 59

Fundraising Fundraising Psychology Philanthropy 59

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors and, with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.

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Medical Psychology Philanthropy Culture 98

Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Written by Stacy Feiner, Rachel Andreasson, Kathy Overbeke, and Jack Harris , The Sixth Level: Capitalize on the Power of Women's Psychology for Sustainable Leadership, “offers a model of leadership that emerges from the experience of successful leaders. a timely look at anti-gender ideology and fear-mongering. feminism #gender ” 7.

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Culture Leadership Universities Psychology 113

Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 14, 2023

Culture eats strategy for lunch.” Culture needs to be tailor made in every company with institutional memories, talents and environment, you design the mindset.” What is important too is to have a culture where innovation is key and the values are “courage, vision, equity and joy,” Bourla says. “ asks Bible. “We

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Culture Race and Ethnicity Manufacturing Health 52

iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

If presidents, CEOs, and boards could grasp this one point, they would stop asking fundraisers, “Why aren’t you bringing in more dollars this year?” Jim has authored numerous books, including his most recent book, The Future of Fundraising: Adapting to New Philanthropic Realities , published by Academic Impressions in 2020.

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iMarketSmart

MAY 10, 2024

There are lots of ways to fundraise. It’s just fundraising. Jim has authored numerous books including his most recent book, The Future of Fundraising: Adapting to New Philanthropic Realities , published by Academic Impressions in 2020.

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Fundraising Fundraising Psychology Philanthropy 52

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The metrics that will actually lead to improved fundraising performance will not be about tasking fundraisers but about creating the conditions that allow fundraisers to be successful. The new metrics must be focused on creating the conditions that will increase the chances of fundraising success.

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Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2023

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. Isn’t that often true for fundraisers too? Are they the same, similar, or unrelated?

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Public and Nonprofit Management Public Policy Psychology Philanthropy 114

iMarketSmart

JUNE 7, 2024

This was the omen that prepared me for fundraising and consulting. Jim has authored numerous books including his most recent book, The Future of Fundraising: Adapting to New Philanthropic Realities , published by Academic Impressions in 2020. It’s a precious instrument that needs to be moved with care.

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Fundraising Fundraising Psychology Philanthropy 59

Fundraising Leadership

AUGUST 4, 2023

How you lead with a more positive culture is the centerpiece of one of several roundtables at the Power Up Conference & Concert, Lead Your Intention, on Women’s Equality Day in person and virtually August 26. “ And who doesn’t want to change that? Register here for The Power Up Conference APA reports, “The U.S.

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Culture Participation and motivation Leadership Health 52

iMarketSmart

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It is also cited to justify any and all fundraising metrics. When we overmeasure or measure the wrong things, we render fundraising mechanical, awkward, unsatisfying, and unsuccessful. “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” The author is the great Peter Drucker. It’s apt.

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Philanthropy Fundraising Fundraising Psychology 59

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Far too many hiring authorities, having fallen prey to persistent, pernicious myths about fundraising, bypass or fail to nurture the chameleons in their midst, opting instead for peacocks. Why does fundraising practice so often lag fact and reality and by such a wide margin? This is the #1 driver of fundraiser turnover.

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Fundraising Fundraising Psychology Universities 52

iMarketSmart

MAY 31, 2024

Some of us have been pushing for this for more than a decade, for obvious reasons including: Most donors are not the least bit motivated by monetary goals When you crow about meeting or exceeding your monetary goals, you deaden your subsequent fundraising appeal; donors rightly ask, “Didn’t you just get everything you asked for and more?”

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iMarketSmart

AUGUST 5, 2022

Then, why, in the name of fundraising do we so often default to the self-important, posturing, pathetic persona – be it in person or in prose? Jim has authored numerous books including his most recent book, The Future of Fundraising: Adapting to New Philanthropic Realities , published by Academic Impressions in 2020. .

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Fundraising Fundraising Psychology Philanthropy 52

iMarketSmart

JANUARY 26, 2024

The days of easy fundraising are over. Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors and, with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.

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Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy Psychology 52

iMarketSmart

AUGUST 23, 2024

Smart, hardworking, principled, mission-driven fundraisers. They assume holding fundraisers to unrealistic goals will produce better results when the most common result is the turnover of the mismanaged. What so many organizational leaders don’t know about fundraising and philanthropy is astonishing.

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Fundraising Fundraising Psychology Philanthropy 52

iMarketSmart

JUNE 24, 2022

The lexicon of fundraising is full of one-way terms, as if fundraising is something we do TO donors not WITH them. BETTER FUNDRAISING TERMINOLOGY. Fundraising goals. Related Resources: Webinar: 4-Step Process for “Reimagining Fundraising Operations”. What’s wrong with fundraising job titles? Words matter.

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Fundraising Leadership

MAY 10, 2024

Even if it seems that working alone at home is what prompts these feelings of loneliness, many organizations are back in person and work cultures remain unsupportive. There are both physical and mental health compromises implicated when loneliness is a long-term consequence of an isolating, non-inclusive work culture.

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Psychology Health Leadership Culture 81