article thumbnail

Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators #GivingTuesday Edition – October 19, 2018

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Or if you are still in the fence about it, Classy also gives you Giving Tuesday 2018: Donor Motivation Data You Need to Know. But if you have never had success with #GivingTuesday, maybe try your own day inspired by How Salem State University Launched Its First Ever Giving Day. Nonprofit Training Opportunities for You.

article thumbnail

Using Research to Raise More Money

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

You can search broadly for something like “fundraising,” “nonprofit marketing,” or, “nonprofit donor motivation” and see what comes up. If you are a student or staff at a university, you may have access to a number of journals at no additional cost to you through your library. It’s that easy!

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Thinking About Donors as Customers

Bloomerang

Innovative fundraising researcher Adrian Sargeant, co-director of the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy, says, “Nonprofits are a means to an end for the donor. Sargeant maintains that “ Donors are fundraising’s customers. When people give to you, they’re not loving the charity. Isn’t that often true for fundraisers too?

article thumbnail

Are we playing God? Economists continue to investigate motivations of donors

Fundraising Coach

The Chronicle of Philanthropy pointed to a report by The Economist on research showing that public recognition may motivate donors to give bigger gifts. Share and Enjoy: Other Possibly Related posts: Americans continue to be generous More on what really annoys your donors Americans continue generous giving.

article thumbnail

Why is it Hard to Give My Money Away? A Donor’s Perspective

Blue Avocado

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. I suspect said university has figured out I can donate more and is trying to push me in that direction.

article thumbnail

Fundraising Coupling: Fiscal Sponsorship Under Section 501c4

The NonProfit Times

Donors to Section 501(c)(4) organizations are also generally afforded more privacy and are not required to be disclosed on the annual tax return of the social sponsor (IRS Form 990, Schedule B). For many reasons, particularly for donors motivated to fund advocacy work, donations to a social sponsor may be an attractive option.

article thumbnail

How to develop a ‘character’ in your fundraising stories in 3 steps — according to Dr. Russell James

iMarketSmart

As a specific example of the importance of identification from fundraising, an in-depth investigation of donor motivations for giving to university athletic programs found that, “‘vicarious achievement’ was a primary motivational factor for donors to university athletic programs. Kim, Y., & Lee, S.