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Using Research to Raise More Money

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Think tanks, such as Rogare, the Fundraising Think Tank, also produce research and thorough leadership that can impact our work. Academia also has researchers with an interest in the nonprofit sector. You can search broadly for something like “fundraising,” “nonprofit marketing,” or, “nonprofit donor motivation” and see what comes up.

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Donor-Centric or Faux Donor-Centric? Check the Plumbing.

The Agitator

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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How to build deeper connections with your donors using surveys

iMarketSmart

This really helps our leadership. It’s important for them to know what matters to loyal donors like you. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 28 (4), 437-452. [47] 48] When a current gift to fund an endowment is too large for the donor, a virtual endowment might work. So, thanks for that!” “I 51] James, R.

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Why fundraisers feel stuck in the middle between Administrators and Donors

iMarketSmart

But the job is to raise money from donors motivated by their own hero story. She can feed the administrator-hero story back to the administrators and out to the donors. Their hero story causes them to misperceive donor motives. This can lead to bad messaging and bad management. This begins with empathy.