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Understanding the Psychology of Why Donors Give to Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

When time and resources are scarce, it’s easier to send out the same fundraising message to everyone in your community. Why is the Psychology of Giving Important? On the other end of the spectrum, there are nonprofit leaders who neglect philanthropy psychology. This person fears offending donors by asking at the “wrong” time.

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The Psychology Behind Giving: Motivating Members to Become Donors

Bloomerang

Understanding what flips the switch for your members to transform them from participants to passionate donors is the key to boosting your fundraising efforts. So, a well-placed thank you or a shout-out can make all the difference in converting members to repeat donors. Social proof is a formidable force in philanthropy.

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The Power of Heroic Philanthropy: Understanding Donor Motivations

iMarketSmart

Now, it’s time to get back to the “one big thing” in fundraising: Advance the donor’s hero story. Real world fundraising Adding extreme circumstances to donations that protect others in peril works in the lab. It shows up in real world fundraising. But torturing your donors is not the point. Something’s missing.

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The Psychology of Giving: 18 Tips to Increase Donor Retention and Lifetime Value

Nonprofit Megaphone

For non-profit organizations, fundraising is a crucial aspect of their operations. However, getting donors to give is only half the battle. The real challenge lies in retaining those donors over the long-term and increasing their lifetime value. This is where understanding the psychology of giving comes into play.

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Using Research to Raise More Money

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

When it comes to fundraising, we often strive to use storytelling and tugging of heartstrings to appeal to potential donors. Research conducted on effective marketing tactics and donor psychology are extremely beneficial to crafting communications that engage donors. But there is a science behind doing this well.

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The Top 4 Motivations for Giving and the Peril of Ignoring, Misinterpreting or Underestimating Them

iMarketSmart

How many organizations take the time to listen to current and potential donors to discover who or what about their organization or their communication speaks most compellingly to them without realizing there are significant variations in each donor and prospect community? Jim Langley is the president of Langley Innovations.

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Thinking About Donors as Customers

Bloomerang

Innovative fundraising researcher Adrian Sargeant, co-director of the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy, says, “Nonprofits are a means to an end for the donor. Isn’t that often true for fundraisers too? Sargeant maintains that “ Donors are fundraising’s customers. And maybe that’s not so bad.