What happens when the values of the community you serve change, and they are no longer aligned with your nonprofit’s values?

As we know, donors have a choice to give to your nonprofit or not. And recent research indicates, unsurprisingly, that donors choose which organizations to support based on their values.

But this doesn’t stop at donors. Value congruence is also crucial for relationships with other stakeholders. If you find yourself in a situation of value incongruence with your community, what can you do? Find out on this episode.

We all use appeals to raise money- whether it's direct mail, email, or even social media posts. But, there are two ways to frame an ask- we can use positive messages that focus on how a community will be helped if a donor gives, or we can use negative messages that focus on how a community will be harmed if a donor does not give. The general idea is the same- these are essentially two sides of the same coin. But, is one message more effective than the other?

On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Erica Harris. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Accounting at Florida International University. In addition to publishing dozens of peer-reviewed articles, she has also received many prestigious research awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship.

In the Venn Diagram of nonprofit work, we discuss how administration and fundraising, while seen as two separate functions, actually overlap.

Today we are joined by Dr. Abhishek Bhati. He’s an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Bowling Green State University and he is just a wealth of knowledge when it comes to understanding how nonprofits generate resources and how they use those resources to tackle social, economic, and political inequalities.

Welcome to The Nonprofit Science Podcast! I'm Sheela Mahajan and I'm a scientist turned nonprofit expert who is on a mission to challenge nonprofits to think differently- namely, like scientists.

What exactly is nonprofit science and how can it help you? Find out on this episode!