The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

According to a study from GWWC, a charity based in England and Wales, pledgers were better at identifying fearful faces, were more morally expansive and higher in actively open-minded thinking, need for cognition and two subscales of utilitarianism and, tentatively, lower in social dominance orientation.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

AUGUST 9, 2012

Social norms are governed by values of community selflessness and altruism. When we are primed to give based on social norms, we donate because we want to make a difference and help others. They also discovered happier people help others more, and they give more. What do I mean by that? A positive mood makes you nicer!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

As of now, nonprofits, activism, and philanthropy are virtually non-existent in the metaverse (pun intended). Without altruism and advocacy being consistently present in these early days of its formation, racism and sexism are already revealing themselves in the metaverse. The Oculus Quest 2 experience. Get the idea? About the Author.

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Getting Attention

JULY 16, 2015

Hope: Brains work on stories, and humorous stories activate altruism and hopefulness. If you’ve seen any of these films from Participant Media — The Cove, Contagion, The Help, Food Inc. If you want to make an impact, you have to change how people think. If you shout awful news to people, they will give up.

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The Volunteer Hub

JULY 15, 2022

Strategically matching volunteers with assignments that allow them to excel can increase retention, improve engagement, and help your organization achieve its mission. Effectively utilizing your volunteer workforce can increase retention, improve engagement, and help your organization reach its mission.

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The Agitator

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Just to keep the pot boiling here’s a follow-up on my Premiums, Crack Cocaine and Nonprofit Suicide post that spawned some helpful comments. In essence, the prospect of receiving a gift activated a feeling of selfishness which, in turn, reduced altruism and consequently cut the average donation.

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The Agitator

AUGUST 16, 2009

Here’s a great story from the Washington Post about young people — ages like 11, 12, and 13 — and their fundraising activities. Zach Bonner set out to help homeless kids in his area of Florida. No doubt there are some kids who "do charity" to round out their college credentials.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

AUGUST 17, 2012

An organization with incentive levels at $100 and $500 will communicate much more actively about why participants should raise $100 and $500, and about the need for fundraising in general. Is it the reward or the increased communication that has inspired the fundraising activity? They’ll help you, but they’ll resent you for it.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

For many people, the holiday season is also a time of charity and of helping others less fortunate. Just as retail has its big days leading up to the holidays (Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Super Saturday), altruism has #GivingTuesday on November 29, and we want to help you find #GivingTuesday success. Set Objectives .

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iMarketSmart

MAY 1, 2023

Without this, reciprocal altruism fails. Capacity for reciprocity in nature: Strangers vs. neighbors In nature, reciprocal altruism starts with the same question: Do we have a shared future? (In Without this shared future, reciprocal helping disappears. Reciprocal altruism starts with this question: Do we have a shared future?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Part of the reason is a commitment to altruism, but I also use (for lack of a better word) these 31 nonprofits to study how nonprofits are progressing in online fundraising, social media and mobile communications. Each year I select 31 Favorite Nonprofits to which I donate 10% of my webinar income.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Fundraising by definition is “an activity done to collect money by a charity, political party or school,” i.e. the Ice Bucket Challenge. Use this information to proactively help your donors reach out to others. 2013) Reluctant Altruism and Peer Pressure in Charitable Giving. Reynolds, Diane and Bhalla, Richa.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

More time can help. More time can help. People tend to predict they will help. This prediction is higher than the actual help they would have given if asked immediately. Getting people to first predict their actions increases helping. It helps explain the power of feasibility studies. This is no surprise.

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Fundraising Coach

JULY 27, 2016

100% altruism. Take a peek at this helpful guide. That wouldn’t help your organization or your donors. Smaller events, like fun runs (ones that don’t require road closures or special permits) may not take as much planning or cost as much to pull off, but they also might not help you reach your loftiest goals.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 28, 2023

Let’s help you set up a plan by sparking your creativity with a lineup of cool Fundraising ideas. Unleash the true potential of your brand with the help of AI. Also, check out ChatGPT Alternatives to help with your Marketing Copy, etc. Encourage a sense of altruism and community involvement. That’s awesome.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 17, 2023

In this article, we will explore 18 tips to help non-profits achieve these goals. Understanding the Psychology of Giving: How Knowing Why People Give Can Help You Increase Donor Retention and Lifetime Value Understanding why people give is crucial in developing effective fundraising strategies.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 6, 2022

A gift restriction can help. Story world: Restrictions help impact. Providing restricted gift options can help in two ways.[23] The fundraiser could just pick an amount, such as, “Would you consider a gift of $6,000 to help this program?”. This helps remind our counselors and clients that others care about their success.[28]

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 20, 2022

McKee explains, “Therefore, the Inciting Incident first throws the protagonist’s life out of balance, then arouses in him the desire to restore that balance … the Inciting Incident propels the protagonist into an active pursuit of this object or goal.”[7]. But increasing anger didn’t work if the gift just generally helped people.

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iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

But they aren’t helpful as a short-term metric to guide behavior. Metrics can help, but only a little. When metrics reflect a top-down distrust of fundraisers, they don’t help.[16] In short, focusing on fewer but essential metrics results in increased productivity across a wide range of activities.”[17]. I’m a data guy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience. The pandemic has drastically altered the ways nonprofits interact with their supporters.

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson's Why Not You Foundation is in hot water after a story published in USA Today reported that only 25 cents of every dollar the foundation raised went to charitable activities. However, if I had written it, I would have been more specific on how the campaign helped "drive sales for Innocent."

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Candid

MARCH 10, 2025

Fundraising messaging strategies: Altruism over competition Fundraising appeals usually use one of two approaches: altruistic or egoistic. The altruistic approach highlights how the donation will help others and support the nonprofits mission, while the egoistic approach emphasizes benefits to the donor or meeting fundraising goals.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

9 It is a kind of interdependence, closer to altruism than to charity—a societal reciprocity. 21 The New Deal era, too, encouraged a shared work ethos—and a wave of collective businesses were named “self-help cooperatives”—a truer version of self-help than what we have today. 44 But that’s part of what makes it so necessary.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2022

It’s helpful to reconnect with all the benefits giving has to offer. 1989 study by behavioral economist James Andreoni : The concept of “warm-glow giving” – also called “impure altruism” because the giver gets something back — is introduced. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.”

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iMarketSmart

JULY 24, 2023

This gift may be simply an individual helpful act. But it can help the group in another way. 4] The code dictates that group members help each other. In Hamilton’s simple math,[7] a gift is genetically helpful when My Cost < (Their Benefit X Our Similarity). It is possible through reciprocal altruism.

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