What happens after the president gives to her own organization? Donors view her as an equal peer instead of just another nonprofit with its hat out.
Entries Tagged as 'Fundraising'
Nonprofits and Donors are Equal Partners (and Givers)
July 1st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Fundraising, Inequality
Jennifer McCrea of Expotential Fundraising is an enormous advocate of an equal relationship between nonprofits and donors, between those who asking for the gift and those who make it. Both sides are partners in reaching out to make this world a bit better. Too frequently, though, the relationship is misaligned like this (from Sasha Chanoff): [...]
Tags:Deep Social Impact·Jenniifer McCrea·Sasha Chanoff·Sasha Dichter·this post has lots of Sashas
Appeal to What Appeals to Non-Givers
May 24th, 2011 · Comments Off · Fundraising
An insightful report from Caroline Fiennes delves into why people don’t give. The central key is values, she argues: current givers are motivately (mostly) by intrinsic values like feeling clever, and non-donors are motivated (mostly) by external values like lookin’ good. To make non-donors begin giving, then, put aside clever judgments and appeal to what’s of value [...]
Students In College Philanthropy Courses Must Give Themselves
May 19th, 2011 · Comments Off · Fundraising, Philosophy of Giving
Doris Buffet (whose foundation is most excellently titled The Sunshine Lady) has been making contributions to universities to be used in philanthropy courses. The gifts of $10,000 are regranted to nonprofits chosen by these philanthropy students. Buffett’s Sunshine Lady Foundation, which is funded by an inheritance and Berkshire Hathaway stock shares, has launched this “Learning by [...]
Tags:California University·college philanthropy·Doris Buffet·Learning by Giving
In Fundraising, Men Make 31% More Than Women
May 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Fundraising
Discrimination in pay based on gender at any firm, in any field, in any form, is ridiculous. It’s outrageous. It’s patently, grossly, hugely unfair. But this particular case of gender wage discrminiation is happening in nonprofits.
Tags:gender wage discrimination·Philanthropy Journal·total unfairness
Be Generous
December 15th, 2010 · Comments Off · Fundraising, Living Well, My Own Giving
Tis the season for gift-giving advice. Consider giving stock. Avoid stand-alone projects. Be wary of cause marketing. Focus on all the ways your charitable donation can go wrong. Erm, perhaps WSJ isn’t the most inspiring place to find said advice. Still, wisdom abounds from folks lots smarter than me. I’ve only one thing here to [...]
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GiveWell’s Request for VillageReach Fundraising
December 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Fundraising
This is a bit of an unusual post in that it’s a direct response to a request from GiveWell for fundraising pitches for their top-rated charity, VillageReach. I started to write a comment but it got so long I’m putting it here on the blog instead. If you’re not interested in technical fundraising-blather, skip this [...]
Tags:GiveWell·VillageReach
Two Types of Donors: Investors and Customers
December 8th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Fundraising
When Apple pitched the iPhone to shareholders, it went into the details. Steve Jobs talked for hours, statistics were distributed, supply chain was analyzed, P&L statements discussed. When Apple pitched the iPhone to customers, it did this: There is a difference between an investor in a company and a buyer of the company’s product. The [...]
