Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

It sounds dystopian to some and it very well could be, but once you understand the concept and the emerging technology around it, as a nonprofit marketing and fundraising professional, you’ll also begin to understand its potential. There I was, being virtually groped in a snowy fortress with my brother-in-law and husband watching.

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JULY 17, 2023

Some gifts may help reputation, while others won’t. This helps link the challenge to a victory. The gift helps my group. And it helps my standing within the group. Both of these help link the victory to an enhanced identity. Showing that “people like me make gifts like this” helps. It’s complicated.

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JULY 31, 2023

Effective fundraising starts with identity. Compelling fundraising story connects the donation story with the donor’s story. In fundraising, identifying with others is powerful. Natural origins of giving: I am like them Altruism means I give away something valuable to help another. It helps you, but it costs me.

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JUNE 19, 2023

The simple game has an unbreakable law: Giving must be seen by partners who are able and willing to reciprocate. In the extreme game, the law still applies. Only friendship reciprocity can help. The fundraising game A charity can structure giving opportunities to allow heroic displays.[6] So, I stopped by just to visit.

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MAY 1, 2023

The game has an unbreakable law. Without this, reciprocal altruism fails. In that case, giving would break the first law. Again, giving would break the first law. Giving would break the first law. Without this shared future, reciprocal helping disappears. Two unrelated players both face these same payoffs.

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JUNE 5, 2023

The “one big thing” in fundraising is this: Advance the donor’s hero story. Biologists model reciprocal altruism with a game.[1] But it helps the other player more than it costs. Let’s go back to the first law. In the game, expressing desire for a social, helpful-reciprocity relationship is meaningful.

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MAY 22, 2023

1] This primal-giving game models reciprocal altruism.[2] 5] To play the game yourself, go to [link] Lead with a gift: Back to relationships So, how does game theory apply to real-world fundraising? A good gift signals a “helpful reciprocity” relationship. Lead with a gift: A simple fundraising example Games and theory are fine.

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