Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 10, 2024

My college journey went on to start with a major in sociology – the study of human social behavior, a natural fit for someone intrigued by the mind and social society. As nonprofit marketers, we are constantly using the laws of psychology and sociology, sometimes without even realizing it.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The nonprofit sector is essential to helping to mitigate the impact of climate change on communities around the world. But there are structural problems that create inequality which, in combination with climate change, pose an existential threat to the nonprofit sector itself. We are facing a future of growing human need.

Psychology 82

Psychology Governance Philanthropy Sociology 82

The Agitator

JUNE 1, 2009

Here, from Stephen Baker at Business Week, is a superb article on the psychology, sociology and anthropology of "digital friendships" — you know, all those online relationships you have on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc, etc. I liked this passage: "Now we’re swimming in information.

Sociology 45

Sociology Psychology Activism Nonprofit Management 45

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 4, 2021

3 Powerful Virtual Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits. Are you looking to boost your Nonprofit’s Fundraising? million nonprofit organizations registered by the Internal Revenue Service as of 2016 (data by the National Center for Charitable Statistics ) are one of the largest contributing forces of the US economy with a total 5.5%

Non-Profits 52

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s well documented in studies in the fields of psychology, anthropology, sociology, and even neuroscience that shaming, blaming, and guilting someone shuts down the center of their brain responsible for learning and growth. The problem with either approach is that both typically get infused with shame, blame, and guilt.

Sociology 124

Sociology Culture Activism Values 124

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 9, 2024

Image credit: Yermine Richardson/ www.popcaribe.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s spring 2024 issue, “‘Stop Drowning Us, and Stop Making Us Disappear’: A Critical Report on the State of Black Woman Leadership.” 13 A Brief History of Archetypes Carl Jung is considered the father of archetypal psychology.

Race and Ethnicity 134

Race and Ethnicity Health Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 134

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 8, 2024

Two other uses of the concept arise around the same time: Emile Durkheim’s sociological theory of social cohesion and the Marxist vision of the labor movement’s solidarity as an engine for change. RR: I want to discuss the psychological dimensions of solidarity. We live in a world where nonprofits need to appeal to major donors.

Public and Social Policy 118

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Poverty Sociology 118