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Dr. James explains why the feeling “People like me make gifts like this” is so powerful in major gifts fundraising

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Givers benefit from their enhanced public reputation. Givers get no benefit from their public reputation. One experiment in a law firm found a dramatic result. One experiment used a public radio station pledge drive.[12] Again, the social norm pushed giving towards two points: Giving at the norm or not giving at all.

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How Enhancing a Donor’s Moral Identity Can Advance their Donor Hero Story

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For example, it can enhance public reputation. More precisely, it’s a pro-social code.[3] 3] Pro-social actions benefit the group. It can support a shared pro-social code.[4] Thus, costly punishment can be a form of pro-social action.[5] It means one’s private actions match one’s ideal public values.

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Why Are Nonprofits Experiencing An Insurance Crisis? And What Can the Nonprofit Sector Do About it?

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If you’re reading this, you probably already know about the problems that nonprofits like yours are facing with their insurance: Rising insurance premiums, poor coverage from commercial insurance carriers, and in some cases, the loss of coverage altogether. Many of these nonprofits have never made a claim.