{"id":1203,"date":"2019-02-18T13:52:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T13:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/2020\/12\/23\/hierarchy-of-needs-for-nonprofits\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:02:38","slug":"hierarchy-of-needs-for-nonprofits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/kn-in\/hierarchy-of-needs-for-nonprofits\/","title":{"rendered":"Hierarchy of needs for nonprofits"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>We&rsquo;re all probably familiar with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplypsychology.org\/maslow.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maslow&rsquo;s hierarchy of needs<\/a>. It&rsquo;s that psychological theory that categorises human needs into a five-tier model.<\/p><p>At IDR, we tried a thought experiment: What would Maslow&rsquo;s hierarchy of needs look like for a nonprofit? Here&rsquo;s what we came up with.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9402 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Maslows-Hierarchy-of-Needs.jpg\" alt=\"Maslows Hierarchy of Needs for Nonprofits\" width=\"1013\" height=\"722\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"idron-troublemakers-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"idron-2022391363\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"donate banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"donate banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-150x30.jpg 150w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-768x154.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"1250\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&rsquo;re all probably familiar with Maslow&rsquo;s hierarchy of needs. 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