Altruism and Helping, Nonprofit governance and management and Psychology

3 Big Reasons Why An ‘Ask’ Is Mostly About Your Donor’s Hero Story (Not Your Organization’s)

iMarketSmart

JUNE 20, 2022

For a human rights charity, it increased donations to mention that it “works in countries that have recently passed laws that harshly restrict nonprofit organizations.”[9]. For a cancer research charity, adding that government funding was cut did the same.[10] But increasing anger didn’t work if the gift just generally helped people.

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How Enhancing a Donor’s Moral Identity Can Advance their Donor Hero Story

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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3 Big Reasons Why An ‘Ask’ Is Mostly About Your Donor’s Hero Story (Not Your Organization’s)

How Enhancing a Donor’s Moral Identity Can Advance their Donor Hero Story

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