Getting Attention

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I wasn't surprised to read about yet another high-priced study confirming that altruism is innate in today's New York Times (covering the just-published Why We Cooperate. So it makes sense, evolution-wise, that we're wired to help and give. After all, we read time and time again about the emotional benefits of giving. What's your take?

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Giving Tuesday , celebrated globally on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, embodies the spirit of generosity and altruism. Setting the Stage: Understanding Giving Tuesday A History of Generosity In the wake of consumer-driven holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday emerged as a beacon of hope and altruism.

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The Volunteer Hub

JULY 15, 2022

Strategically matching volunteers with assignments that allow them to excel can increase retention, improve engagement, and help your organization achieve its mission. Effectively utilizing your volunteer workforce can increase retention, improve engagement, and help your organization reach its mission.

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MARCH 15, 2023

Speaking of incomplete information, Time Magazine is running a story describing how some of the biggest names in Effective Altruism knew about the financial shenanigans of their most famous, duplicitous member, Sam Bankman-Fried. You don’t have one ?) That’s about all we can guess is coming from these two recent events. Strange times ahead.

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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. Photo credit: Mabel Amber and Pixabay Need help telling your nonprofit's story through grants or appeals?

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This process involves analyzing donor data, choosing the best fundraisers to host, and leveraging strategies that help you easily raise more for your mission. Thanking donors and highlighting their impact will help you build stronger relationships and encourage them to request matching gifts again in the future.

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 6, 2018

Should are marketing move people more to "effective altruism" instead of "warm-glow altruism"? Need some help? Teens from lower-income families are Facebook power-users. ??Interesting! Interesting! The case AGAINST having empathy. Video, 3 min.] ???? Men expect something in return for their donation.

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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

MARCH 29, 2013

But as someone working for a mission you know it’s something else—altruism. Grant focuses on workplace psychology and the effects of altruism in your career. Helping others, it seems, helps ourselves. (As Early in his career, Grant worked with a demoralized call center to show the positive effects of altruism.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Altruism, Empathy and Efficacy: The Science Behind Engaging Your Supporters digs into all of these questions and more. I head up Account Management and Client Services for EveryAction, which means my job is to help thousands of clients become great users of our tools and help them get every bit of return they can out of the platform.

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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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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 1, 2018

According to Seth: Zig Ziglar used to say, "You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want." I just like the help other people get what they want part. Focus 100% on helping your partners reach their goals. You should adopt this approach for corporate partnerships.

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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

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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2020

With these methods, your nonprofit can advocate for general philanthropy and altruism. In a few different instances, you can even point donors toward helping the cause that your nonprofit champions. That said, the three apps listed below are all free and help benefit different charities. Ready to get started? RoundUp App.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Without altruism and advocacy being consistently present in these early days of its formation, racism and sexism are already revealing themselves in the metaverse. A visit to the Second Life Marketplace can help you better understand the concept of shopping for NFTs in the Metaverse. The Oculus Quest 2 experience. Get the idea?

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

It’s the crew that knows who is on board, what baggage they brought, their feelings about flying, and how to help people cope with turbulence.  When the Captain comes on the PA system to inform everyone about the flight plan, they often sound like ‘the adults’ in the Peanuts specials. All of them. Make it a big deal.

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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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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Engaging with the leadership of pro-Black organizations like BEAM can help ensure that any shift in workplace culture centers the voices of those who are often marginalized by the policies and practices these businesses are aiming to disrupt.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience. Invite online supporters to participate in your campaign because it gives them a sense of purpose, responsibility and helps them feel empowered. The pandemic has drastically altered the ways nonprofits interact with their supporters.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

JUNE 6, 2011

Altruism cascades up to three degrees of separation. Champions of our cause are important because when they help our cause, they inspire their friends - and friends of friends - to also help others. Celebrate and spotlight the spread of altruism, because it cascades into still more generosity.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

Charles Darwin saw altruism as a challenge to his theory of natural selection. He explained altruism as a way for individuals to sustain the colony and therefore survive themselves. Yet altruism is everywhere, in many species, as Lehrer notes - even when it doesn’t ensure individual survival.

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Getting Attention

JULY 16, 2015

Hope: Brains work on stories, and humorous stories activate altruism and hopefulness. If you’ve seen any of these films from Participant Media — The Cove, Contagion, The Help, Food Inc. If you want to make an impact, you have to change how people think. If you shout awful news to people, they will give up.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 27, 2016

Charity – Helping people in need. Charitable people – Help others in need. Philanthropists – Make charitable gifts that result in the creation of economic and social opportunity for individuals which, in turn, helps create a better society for everyone. They are attracting philanthropists to help guide them.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

MAY 18, 2011

It’s the people you help, talking about the difference you make. Further proof is out in a new study from James Andreoni and Justin Rao called “ The Power of Asking: How Communication Affects Selfishness, Empathy and Altruism.&#. Is not you talking about your organization. The asking matters.

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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

The researcher notes that gifts, in particular, “reduce feelings of altruism ” causing your expression of gratitude to backfire in your face. Can you help add to my list? . For instance, a gift of a mug with your logo might be rejected at first. The standard acknowledgement letter (of course). A letter from you.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Additionally, the change would help clarify the purpose and intention of what Brand Camp was meant to be and how it could help nonprofits. The goal was to increase the number of attendees and help grow the conference. Ultimately, it will drive better attendance.”. Was Cause Camp Really Cursed?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2019

A UVP is created by private-sector marketing experts to help a business fine-tune its sales strategy. The tips below will help your nonprofit create your UVP. This exercise may seem silly, but it is incredibly helpful. People buy these things for more nuanced reasons than pure altruism. Listen for pain points.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

So, find ways to make your supporters feel like they are part of your mission and making an impact and you will help them release dopamine and oxytocin. In other words, help each supporter feel like he or she is the hero in their own life story. Altruism is selflessness. Allow them to feel that they are being altruistic.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

AUGUST 9, 2012

Social norms are governed by values of community selflessness and altruism. When we are primed to give based on social norms, we donate because we want to make a difference and help others. They also discovered happier people help others more, and they give more. What do I mean by that? A positive mood makes you nicer!

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Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 17, 2023

In this article, we will explore 18 tips to help non-profits achieve these goals. Understanding the Psychology of Giving: How Knowing Why People Give Can Help You Increase Donor Retention and Lifetime Value Understanding why people give is crucial in developing effective fundraising strategies.

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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. Need help telling your nonprofit's story through grants or appeals? Laura Rhodes can help.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

So, find ways to make your supporters feel like they are part of your mission and making an impact and you will help them release dopamine and oxytocin. In other words, help each supporter feel like he or she is the hero in their own life story. Altruism is selflessness. Allow them to feel that they are being altruistic.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

So, find ways to make your supporters feel like they are part of your mission and making an impact and you will help them release dopamine and oxytocin. In other words, help each supporter feel like he or she is the hero in their own life story. Altruism is selflessness. Allow them to feel that they are being altruistic.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Additionally, the change would help clarify the purpose and intention of what Brand Camp was meant to be and how it could help nonprofits. The goal was to increase the number of attendees and help grow the conference. Ultimately, it will drive better attendance.”. Was Cause Camp Really Cursed?

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