Candid

DECEMBER 3, 2024

According to Foundation Source’s survey on how Gen Z and Millennials view charitable giving, the next generation started giving at a young age—just 14 years old for the average Gen Zer—and they show continued interest in charitable activities. Volunteering can bridge that gap as an approachable way for them to begin charitable activities.

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Getting Attention

JULY 16, 2015

Hope: Brains work on stories, and humorous stories activate altruism and hopefulness. Relevance rules, and is the only path to empathy: Believe it or not, effective change is being motivated by Hollywood. If you’ve seen any of these films from Participant Media — The Cove, Contagion, The Help, Food Inc.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

AUGUST 17, 2012

If donor gifts actually depress donations, does that mean that fundraising incentives like t-shirts, tote bags, and custom jerseys are not effective in getting participants to solicit gifts from their friends? Is it the reward or the increased communication that has inspired the fundraising activity? Incentives beget more incentives.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 20, 2022

These establish motivation from the main character’s original identity. Without this, even a catastrophic threat won’t motivate action. To motivate dramatic action, the problem must be disruptive. Otherwise, it won’t motivate action. The narrative arc. Story moves through a narrative arc. The inciting incident.

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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. Here are some ways you can use behavioral science in your social media strategy: The power of participation.

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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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