March 1, 2005

Major donors, major motives: The people and purposes behind major gifts

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Abstract

Abstract The motives of donors of large gifts are both simple and complex. What motivates the wealthy is very much what motivates someone at any point along the economic spectrum, but complexities of ability, spirituality, and association come into play in the making of major gifts.

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Paul G. Schervish (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a101c0cfb2817e31dfcf084 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/pf.95

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