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Using Psychology in Nonprofit Marketing

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

My college journey went on to start with a major in sociology – the study of human social behavior, a natural fit for someone intrigued by the mind and social society. As nonprofit marketers, we are constantly using the laws of psychology and sociology, sometimes without even realizing it.

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Improvisation Over Strategy: What Nonprofit Managers Can Learn from Theater

NonProfit Quarterly

SD: At a National Community Reinvestment Coalition Conference last year, you mentioned you majored in sociology and theater. I thought I was appeasing my family by tagging on sociology. The actor is adding value in that collaboration by doing what they do better. That does not seem to be a typical background for a CDFI leader.

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How to Lower the ‘Cost’ of Philanthropy So Your Supporters Donate Major Gifts of Assets

iMarketSmart

I needed to learn their story, their values. This distinction arises in anthropology and sociology theories.[14] Merely activating the concept of money changes personal and interpersonal behavior. Merely activating the concept of money changes personal and interpersonal behavior. I learned very quickly that didn’t work.

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What We Can Learn From the COVID-19 Philanthropy Commons

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Users could browse through each funding opportunity, gleaning high-level information about the organization seeking funding, planned activities, and a section about intended impact. We attribute this failure, largely, to sociological hurdles. Encouraging Signs.

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Calling People Forward Instead of Out: Ten Essential Steps

NonProfit Quarterly

It’s well documented in studies in the fields of psychology, anthropology, sociology, and even neuroscience that shaming, blaming, and guilting someone shuts down the center of their brain responsible for learning and growth. What values are central to this world? What values are central to this world? How would people feel?

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Digital Friendships

The Agitator

Here, from Stephen Baker at Business Week, is a superb article on the psychology, sociology and anthropology of "digital friendships" — you know, all those online relationships you have on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc, etc. But for business and individuals alike, the value in online friendship is poised to grow."

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[VIDEO] Exploring Cryptocurrency: Introducing New Giving Methods to Your Nonprofit

Bloomerang

So that was the value of all the Bitcoin that’s out in the world that has been minted, which means had been created by the protocol. And Bitcoin really wasn’t worth anything because for something to be worth something you’d have to be able to exchange it for something else that has accepted value. trillion.