iMarketSmart

MAY 9, 2025

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors and, with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support. Add your favorites to the list.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 17, 2025

We seek to honor the validity of lived experience , but our processes often fail to create the spaciousness and psychological safety necessary to surface and genuinely grapple with multiple experiences and perspectives. We believe in the power of emergence, yet we are drawn to building multiyear plans around scheduled, quantifiable outcomes.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

This approach transforms donors from passive funders into active partners in your success. Whether its through testimonials, endorsements, or advisory board participation, big names provide a psychological stamp of approval that can move hesitant people to give, and usually to give more. Its not just about wealth; its about reputation.

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Elevation

JUNE 20, 2025

By using this psychological tactic, users are more likely to click on the ad Click By weaving ‘click’ into the ad copy, users know exactly what next step they should take. Driving more traffic to their site Y our website is the ideal place for people who want to actively and proactively engage with your nonprofit. Having clear CTAs.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 13, 2025

Even policies that do cover mental health often fail to fully fund psychological treatments. Aguilar explains that there is a recognition that migrating can activate past traumas, depression, and/or anxiety. However, they can access certain care through the Emergency Medicaid program and some state programs.

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Nonprofit Fixer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This means you must know your organizations activities and budget well so you know what you can do to help this donor get to yes! Study up on human psychology (because donors are people, too). Master fundraisers use tactics all the time that rely on basic psychology and human intuition to tap into peoples worries and dreams.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

2 In the face of extraordinary demands, many people have inadequate social supports, and what psychological resources they possess are overwhelmed. The effects of social isolation stress and discrimination on mental health, Translational Psychology 12, no. The United States is in a societal mental health crisis.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 17, 2025

It strives to create a greater and more vibrant community of active, well-informed stakeholders or, put another way, a stronger community of shared purpose. It listens to and engages its potential supporters in discussions about the future. And it is from this mutuality of interests and sustained interaction that support flows.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

15 Continuous surveillance also has a profound psychological impact, fostering an atmosphere of fear and hyper-vigilance that undermines mental health and wellbeing.16

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 31, 2025

13 [Susan] Magsamen and…Ivy Ross, authors of Your Brain on Art…make the case that engaging in artistic activities results in the release of serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin, and that these chemicals enhance mood, promote relaxation, and reduce pain, anxiety, and depression. 15 People who engage in the arts tend to live longer.

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Anedot

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In addition, provide care coordination efforts including meeting with participants and collaborators in an office and outreach setting, assisting with applying for housing, communicating with landlords, completing rental assistance applications, gathering documents, and other activities that support continuity of care.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 10, 2025

Funders like the Boston Foundation (TBF) are actively working to be bold and engaged, even as they take a longer-term view toward responding, protecting, and reimagining the work for these unprecedented times. With federal programs and resources being cut or weaponized, philanthropy must be restless and relentless.

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Anedot

JUNE 16, 2025

Essential Functions:  Serve an active caseload of at-risk youth and their families for an average service duration of 10 12 months. Plan, arrange and implement field trips and Marin Parks outings, as well as social activities to support students and families. Complete risk assessments with each youth. Additional duties as assigned.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 5, 2025

And in a world where disasters are ever-escalating, while many global powers fail to actor, in the case of the Donald Trump administration, actively loosening environmental protections and supporting pollutive industriesemotions can be constantly shifting too, from anxiety to anger to grief and helplessness. For some, that can include art.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2025

The group of well over 300 active members engages in a dynamic process for community building, leadership development, and bold action. The training programs for white men that Id been doing for years grew dramatically during this period.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 11, 2025

The psychological effects of constant failure will inevitably lead to decreased performance. The turnover problem among gift officers is an epidemic, and the poor data is one reason why. When nearly every day is filled up with rejections, hangups, non-replies, and failed commitments, gift officers start to lose motivation.

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Anedot

APRIL 29, 2025

Participates in agency leadership activities, as assigned. Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Principles and practices of individual, group and family psychodynamics as they relate to adults or children; psychological diagnostic methods and terminology; personality development from infancy through adulthood.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

We know a lot more about psychology, neuroscience and behavioral economics than we did in the past, and the more you incorporate science into your marketing, the more your supporters will feel your messaging resonates with them. They may feel like “make work” to you, but remember these activities are not just for your client beneficiaries.

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Clairification

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This temporary emotionally agitated activity often leads to buyers remorse. So-called #givingtuesday is such a made up holiday, as are its greedy counterparts Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. All of them are designed to drive consumers into a FRENZY of purchasing. And thats true even for nonprofits.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

We sat down with clinician and advocate Rebecca Weston to talk about climate psychology, movement journalism, and the responsibility of journalists and clinicians to connect to the emotional impacts of the climate crisis. What is climate psychology? That’s one big part of what climate psychology does. “

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This article was adapted from “Activating Loving Awareness through Contemplative Technology” by Sará King, published in Can AI Heal Us? , Love as an act, a presence, a skill, a relational orientation, and an intention to be actively cultivated is not a phenomenon that we can measure holistically in any quantitative sense.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 6, 2024

But it’s important to understand that motivating members to become donors is not just a financial ask but an emotional journey, deeply rooted in the psychological connections your members form with your cause. The post The Psychology Behind Giving: Motivating Members to Become Donors appeared first on Bloomerang.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 5, 2024

Encouraging empathy, active listening, and open-mindedness can help employees appreciate diverse perspectives and experiences. Leaders should lead by example by actively engaging with employees of all generations, soliciting feedback, and fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 1, 2024

Research shows many young people are experiencing adverse psychological and emotional impacts as a result. Although estimates vary, hundreds of millions of people could be experiencing some type of adverse psychological or negative socioemotional response to the climate emergency. What might educators do to counter this trend?

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Psychology Behind Corporate Giveaways: Why Do They Work? Here’s a look at the key psychology principles that make promotional products an effective marketing and branding strategy. Beyond being mere free items, corporate giveaways also harness the psychological principle of reciprocity.

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 13, 2024

Page 35 in Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Giving , a new report from National Center For Family Philanthropy, offers fundraisers key strategies for helping donors move past mental obstacles to making donations. Fundraisers starting with page 35 – titled Moving Past the Barriers – are presented with five solutions for activating donors.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The rounding up option] made it psychologically easy for people to do more of what they were already doing." on groceries you're probably already telling yourself that you spent $87 so rounding up to that amount is psychologically easy when the cashiers asks. The power of pairing two emotions to activate a sense of need.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The psychological narrative we construct has more influence on our lives because it’s about who we are now and who we are becoming. You must touch people on a psychological level to inspire them to passionately engage and invest with you. Be sure to actively listen and keep probing appropriately. . Here are a few ideas.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Stacy Baier is the CEO of the Pinellas Education Foundation, where she leads all development, educational impact and administrative activities while cultivating a strong working relationship between the business and school communities. and Nathan Penha, CRPS®, AAMS®. Meet Stacy Baier. Stacy Baier. ” Nate Penha.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Notably, 982 of these prevent or hinder access to employment, including background checks and restrictions on the activities of survivors of the War on Drugs during their probation or parole. The informal economy is a diversified set of economic activities that are unprotected and unregulated by the state.

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Candid

JULY 5, 2023

To get on the same page, consider using virtual-friendly activities like The Center for Creative Leadership’s 10 Steps for Establishing Team Norms , which outlines a straightforward activity that can be facilitated remotely. A key element is psychological safety, which requires more intentionality in a remote environment.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 17, 2023

This is where understanding the psychology of giving comes into play. By implementing these tips, non-profit organizations can develop a deeper understanding of the psychology of giving and use this knowledge to build stronger relationships with their donors, increase retention rates, and ultimately make a greater impact in their communities.

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Ann Green

OCTOBER 12, 2016

A soft launch taps into social psychology. A thank-a-thon is a low-cost activity that you can modify to suit your needs. One of the most cost-effective means of building hype for your campaign is hosting a soft launch, where your supporters and board members donate to your campaign before it’s launched to the public.

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Fundraising Coach

MAY 13, 2013

In this post, I’ll show you how to: Understand strengths psychology—the idea that you and your mission are better off when you play to your strengths, instead of try to “fix” your weaknesses. Understanding strengths psychology. Activator: Gets a fundraising initiative moving quickly from plan to action.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Not all holiday gifts to donors raise more A Yale study in The Journal of Economic Psychology explains the counterintuitive effects of thank-you gifts on charitable giving. Some say that for your existing, active donors, there’s less of a reason to make a special offer because they’re already engaged. Not necessarily.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 4, 2022

In the face of sweeping changes, rebranding can be a useful tool to re-affirm the vitality of the mission, explain current operations and activities, and invigorate supporters, both old and new. In many cases, you’ll have to employ a bit of “institutional psychology” to probe the hearts and minds that shape your organization.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Think of these “moves” as things you design to emotionally and psychologically move your prospect to make an impact gift. Plan ahead with a warm-up ice-breaker activity that gets people comfortable talking. They need to come to trust you, and this results from increasing levels of engagement and follow-through on your part.

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