Nonprofit Marketing Blog

AUGUST 17, 2012

However, Dooley (and Cialdini, and the Heath brothers, and many others) have also emphasized that reciprocity is, in a real sense, a way to take advantage of people’s altruism. They’ll help you, but they’ll resent you for it. An incentive culture creates, in almost every case, an incentive death spiral. Should we thank people?

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iMarketSmart

MAY 17, 2024

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors and, with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.

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Clairification

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

You must both: (1) focus inward , as you can’t help others unless you first help yourself, and (2) focus on the way you connect with others. What you say , What you do , and, most important, How you make others feel. What to do?

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 8, 2014

Their cultures are a clear reflection of the very people associated with them at some point in time. Your flexibility will help you to successfully navigate difficult situations. Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.”. Francis Bacon.

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The Agitator

MAY 28, 2018

Daniel Coyle’s The Culture Code. How is your culture helping reach your mission (or sabotaging that effort)? A great intro to effective altruism. Studied with him in college and these are both great to help with numeracy. J ames Comey’s A Higher Loyalty. Just to tick off you-know-who.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2014

Your nonprofit exists to help the world. You want every possible dollar you get to help fulfill your mission. Believe us, it’s not altruism. Develop a healthy nonprofit culture that invests extravagantly in your own people. In other words, sometimes the best thing you can do is invest in yourself. I get that.

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iMarketSmart

MAY 8, 2023

In a scale, it might look like this: Helpful reciprocity Loved one (lover, spouse, close family) Friend Teammate Colleague Neighbor Community member Transactional reciprocity Customer Merchant Stranger Harmful reciprocity Competitor Enemy Relationship signals are reciprocity signals. It’s saying, “We’re not here to help you!”

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iMarketSmart

MAY 22, 2023

1] This primal-giving game models reciprocal altruism.[2] A good gift signals a “helpful reciprocity” relationship. This process repeatedly signals a helpful reciprocity social relationship. The previous social signals help build relationship. The tour and experiences help here as well. How complicated?

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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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iMarketSmart

JUNE 6, 2022

A gift restriction can help. Story world: Restrictions help impact. Or a donor might pay for others’ tickets to a charity’s cultural performance. 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?”.

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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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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] This is true across human cultures. Short-term, transactional behavior signals the absence of a mutual sharing or helping relationship.

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iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

She helps along each step of the journey. She introduces the hero to friends and allies that help. She provides magical weapons that help. She helps the donor start the hero’s journey. She helps the donor finish the hero’s journey. Donors are attracted to this helpful, knowledgeable character.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

For the past three decades, I have guided museums, nonprofit arts organizations, and higher education institutions in planning, programming, fundraising for, and promoting new or renovated cultural facilities that fulfill mission imperatives. Some constituents and critics view this as a lapse in ethical judgment.

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