Key Takeaways:

• Build long-term loyal communities of support by focusing on relationships, not transactions. Stop pitching, pushing, and trying to convince people to care about your cause. Instead, find like-minded people who share your values and vision.
• Adopt the "philanthropic heart" model, which is based on a person's lived experience, focus on future gains, and acceptance of people as they are. This helps you connect with donors on a deeper level.
• Understand the six human needs that drive decision-making - security, variety, significance, connection, growth, and contribution. Use this to define your donors' "philanthropic hearts" and provide them with opportunities that align with their needs.
• Prioritize building authentic, aligned relationships with donors. The more you make people feel seen, heard, and accepted for who they are, the more they will engage with your organization long-term, even through challenges.

“The marketing and messaging is to attract like-minded people. It's not to change people, and once we embrace that and understand that, people will feel seen and heard. ”

“The more decision-making I give someone else, the more likely they're just to decide what I want - but it needs to come from a place of genuine honesty.”

"Relationship first, the money will follow."

- Maryanne Dersch 

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