Nonprofit Marketing Blog

AUGUST 17, 2012

As Dooley details, fundraising gifts work based on a psychological principle of “reciprocity” – the innate human obligation to return a favor bestowed with a favor given. They’ll help you, but they’ll resent you for it. Often we turn them into mechanisms to help us avoid the ask: “We have a budget shortfall – let’s hold a dinner!”.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

According to an article in the Journal of Economic Psychology saying thank you can actually have a negative effect on your relationship with a supporter. The researcher notes that gifts, in particular, “reduce feelings of altruism ” causing your expression of gratitude to backfire in your face. A letter from you.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 19, 2023

Only friendship reciprocity can help. It helps separate true friends from fair-weather friends. A simple answer Signals of helpful, social-emotional relationships encourage generosity. This helps to advance the donor’s hero story. They reserved the highest attractiveness ratings for men showing heroic altruism.

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iMarketSmart

MAY 1, 2023

Without this, reciprocal altruism fails. Capacity for reciprocity in nature: Strangers vs. neighbors In nature, reciprocal altruism starts with the same question: Do we have a shared future? (In Without this shared future, reciprocal helping disappears. Reciprocal altruism starts with this question: Do we have a shared future?

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Lets Talk Nonprofit

OCTOBER 3, 2023

We talk about the importance of using data to help tell the story in your grant proposals. As a grant writer, use context to help your reader put the numbers in perspective. Comparisons can help paint a picture. Donor psychology studies support this theory of "one." So, what are some of the differences?

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Lets Talk Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

We talk about the importance of using data to help tell the story in your grant proposals. As a grant writer, use context to help your reader put the numbers in perspective. Comparisons can help paint a picture. Donor psychology studies support this theory of "one." Classy's Pocket Guide to Fundraising Psychology.).

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

More time can help. More time can help. People tend to predict they will help. This prediction is higher than the actual help they would have given if asked immediately. Getting people to first predict their actions increases helping. It helps explain the power of feasibility studies. This is no surprise.

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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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iMarketSmart

JUNE 5, 2023

Biologists model reciprocal altruism with a game.[1] But it helps the other player more than it costs. In the game, expressing desire for a social, helpful-reciprocity relationship is meaningful. Do these signal a social, helpful-reciprocity relationship? The university had a chance to help, and it didn’t.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2010

All month, I’m blogging the fascinating book, The Science of Giving , which covers a range of seminal studies about giving psychology. But that doesn’t happen either - there are limits to altruism. Today’s topic: research by Christopher Olivola, an editor of the book, on the so-called martyrdom effect.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been blogging the fascinating book, The Science of Giving , which covers a range of seminal studies about giving psychology. In other words, does pledging money help people start to pyschologically distance themselves from their money - and therefore ease the act of giving?

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 12, 2023

In time of need, a friend would help. This happened even if the help could never be fully paid back. Getting unconditional help in a crisis is great. It can show the ability and willingness to deliver transactionally unjustified help and protection. This is different than helping those who aren’t in peril.

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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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iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This helps because we know, intuitively, when a story works. This also helps appeal to the widest range of donors. It not only helps get the big gift. It also helps deliver a donor experience worth that gift. Backstory [Identification]. Setting [Cultivation]. Inciting incident [Solicitation]. Climax [Recognition].

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 20, 2022

But increasing anger didn’t work if the gift just generally helped people. Does this mean that deadlines help? International Journal of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology, 3 (1), 65-83. Political Psychology, 25 (4), 507-523; Miller, J.M, Explorations in political psychology. Psychology Press; Schwam-Baird, M.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 6, 2022

A gift restriction can help. Story world: Restrictions help impact. 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?”. This helps remind our counselors and clients that others care about their success.[28]

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 26, 2023

Suppose a friend asks for your help. Even if you think it’s worth that much, that doesn’t help. Philanthropy can help me decide. This might be helpful. If he benefits, he’ll probably help our shared group. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33, 273- 280; Caporael, L. But he’s struggling.

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iMarketSmart

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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iMarketSmart

JULY 10, 2023

Giving helps “those people.” Sharing helps “us.” The gift helps those in another country rebuild after an earthquake. In contrast, reciprocal altruism is stable. This is altruism. This is reciprocal altruism. Meanwhile, the reciprocal altruism players will be sharing with each other. It’s not equal.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 26, 2023

Suppose a friend asks for your help. Even if you think it’s worth that much, that doesn’t help. Philanthropy can help me decide. This might be helpful. If he benefits, he’ll probably help our shared group. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33, 273- 280; Caporael, L. But he’s struggling.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Understanding the psychology behind giving can help you understand the donor’s motivation, which will help you plan your next campaign, your next fundraising event, or your next face-to-face ask. Some give because they want to help others. 8 Psychological Reasons Why People Give 1. Social Dynamics.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Even the American Psychological Association acknowledges the country is “facing a national mental health crisis that could yield serious health and social consequences for years to come.” 9 The reverse is also true: “low levels of social connection are associated with declines in physical and psychological health.”

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 24, 2023

4] Giving doesn’t help the donor. But it can help the donor’s genes. Giving is genetically helpful when, My Cost < (Their Benefit X Our Similarity). If a donor identifies with the factor, emphasizing it will help. Sharing similarities can help. It can help specific people. Natural origins In 1964, W.

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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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