The money-raising nonprofit brand : motivating donors to give, give happily, and keep on giving /

"Taking its cue from for-profit corporations, the nonprofit world has increasingly turned to commercial-style branding to raise profiles and encourage giving -- but it hasn't worked. Written by a longtime industry insider, this book argues that branding strategies borrowed from for-profit...

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Main Author: Brooks, Jeff, 1961-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., [2014]
Series:Wiley nonprofit authority series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Taking its cue from for-profit corporations, the nonprofit world has increasingly turned to commercial-style branding to raise profiles and encourage giving -- but it hasn't worked. Written by a longtime industry insider, this book argues that branding strategies borrowed from for-profit companies haven't just failed, but have actually discouraged giving, [and] offers real-world fundraising strategies that work in the nonprofit world, while disabusing readers of the dangerous notion that commercial-style marketing works in the fundamentally different nonprofit world."-- Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 228 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118583395 (electronic bk.)
1118583396 (electronic bk.)