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Affiliation vs. Investment: Why Donors Don’t Do More Research Before They Give

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Much to-do (rightfully) these days about Hope Consulting’s report,  Money for Good: The US Market Opportunity for Impact Investments and Charitable Gifts from Individual Donor and Investors. Upshot of the report from the standpoint of Elie at GiveWell (quoting the … Continue reading →

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Moving Beyond Donor Recency-Frequency-Monetary to Capability

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Isn’t there something even a little bit sad about the little old lady in your donor file who has been giving to your nonprofit every month for thirty years…but who is no more skilled at impacting the cause now than she … Continue reading →

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Donors Are the Nonprofits of the Future, Part II: Support the Kid Who Buys the Crayons

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Pastor Foley

In our June 30 Donors are the nonprofits of the future post, we wrote about “donor” Pamela Abdallah and one of her charitable “vehicles”, the Salvation Army, and how the Salvation Army is best described as a supporter of  Abdallah … Continue reading →

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