Men Strive To Give More To Charity When The Fundraiser Is Cute : Shots - Health News : NPR

Men Strive To Give More To Charity When The Fundraiser Is Cute : Shots - Health News : NPR: "Attractive fundraisers raised more money, as did those whose profiles featured nice smiles. That worked for both male and female fundraisers. "Maybe not everybody can be the most attractive, but everybody can give a smile," Smith says. "That's something to keep in mind the next time you're trying to raise money.""



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The Center for Effective Philanthropy » Assessing to Achieve High Performance: What Nonprofits Are Doing and How Foundations Can Help

The Center for Effective Philanthropy » Assessing to Achieve High Performance: What Nonprofits Are Doing and How Foundations Can Help: "To better understand the state of practice of performance assessment at nonprofits, CEP turned to its national panel of nonprofit leaders with questions about their assessment strategies and how they are supported. For nonprofits, measuring and improving performance is a challenging endeavor. Yet, the data from these surveys reveal that nonprofits are assessing performance — but lack the resources they need to do all they seek to do."



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Millennials Give The Least, Want Money Used Wisely - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Millennials Give The Least, Want Money Used Wisely - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "You might want to put down the phone, or delay that mailing by a month or two. Nonprofits are 10 times more likely than donors to think the organization is not communicating enough with donors. For its first donor engagement study, Austin, Texas-based fundraising and software firm Abila surveyed more than 1,200 donors across four generational cohorts, as well as managers at 206 nonprofits with revenues ranging from $1 million to $49 million."



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Time, Talent and Treasure: Canadian Women in Philanthropy - Resource Center - AFP

Time, Talent and Treasure: Canadian Women in Philanthropy - Resource Center - AFP: "f you take a moment to close your eyes and imagine your ideal major donor what do you see? Do see a man in a suit sitting at a desk? Or, do you envision the woman who volunteers at your charity once a week doing whatever needs to be done?

Women have been at the core of this sector since the beginning of charitable work. With a few exceptions, women are predominantly the ones who identify the need in the community, design and deliver the charitable program to fill the need, and provide the majority of volunteer and staff time. Yet, we rarely think about gender differences when planning our fundraising programs."



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Infographic: General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating

Infographic: General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating: "Infographic: General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating"



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