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Promoting Donor Resilience & Preventing Donor Fatigue            

The Science & Strategies of Donor Uplift

By Charles Bernard Maclean, PhD - PhilanthropyNow.com
(Version 5 - Published March 2007)

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ..... 2
Getting The Most Value Out Of Your Tool Kit ..... 3
Purposes Of The Tool Kit/Workshop ..... 7
Getting To Know Each Other Introduction ..... 9
Agreements For A Safe Learning Environment ..... 10
Key Definitions For Consideration ..... 12
Why Pay Attention To Donor Fatigue & Uplift Now? ..... 15
Results Of charitychannel.com 1-Minute Poll, On Donor Fatigue ..... 20
Self-Assessment Of Your Nonprofit's Practices ..... 26
Thought-Action Stimulus On Donor Fatigue, Resiliency & Uplift ..... 30
National Post Disaster Giving Impact Poll (N=509) ..... 33
Brainstorm Ways to Prevent Donor Fatigue & Shift It To Uplift ..... 37
Assessing Your Relationships With Donors..."While There Is Still Time" ..... 39
Lunch Time Asking For What You Want Questions ..... 42
Uncommon Relationship Building Dialogue & Agreements ..... 43
Pressing The Re-Set Button To Re-Start Joyful Giving ..... 45
Donor Thanks Without Immediate Repeat Asks ..... 45
Coach Donors In Crafting A Personal Giving Mission ..... 47
Guided Uplift Story Re-Telling ..... 49
Olympic Winners Body Posturing ..... 51
Watch Others Doing Good ..... 52
Uplift Sound Toning ..... 53
Thymus Thump ..... 54
Making Giving Decisions From An Open Intuitive Heart ..... 55
Personal Giving Mission Profile ..... 57
Draft Of My Personal Giving Mission ..... 59
Sample Family Giving Mission ..... 63
Our Giving Mission In Action: (sample) ..... 65
Case Study - Donor Control ..... 66
Don't Be Fatigued By Donor Fatigue! ..... 68
The Service Mission of PhilanthropyNow ..... 76
Scratching Where The Workshop Participant Itches ..... 80
Worthy Resources On Donor Fatigue, Resiliency & Uplift ..... 81
Deeper Listening Practices ..... 86
Sample Insight Into Action Plan ..... 88
Claim Full Value From The Workshop ..... 91
Post Workshop Learning Contract ..... 94
Feed-Forward For Your Facilitator ..... 96
Notes ..... 97

 


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