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Understanding the Psychology of Why Donors Give to Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

However, by understanding the multitude of reasons why a person may donate to a nonprofit organization, you can start connecting with more of your supporters on a deeper level – and transform your fundraising results in the process. The messaging and methods that inspire your current donors will likely attract more donors like them.

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Using Research to Raise More Money

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

You can search broadly for something like “fundraising,” “nonprofit marketing,” or, “nonprofit donor motivation” and see what comes up. Or you could get specific and search, for example, “nonprofit direct mail strategy” or “nonprofit animal shelter fundraising” and find something more targeted. .

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How to build deeper connections with your donors using surveys

iMarketSmart

2] In one experiment, explaining that asking people to sign a petition was, ultimately, just a way to get either customers (for-profit) or donations (nonprofit) had little impact on the rating of for-profit organizations. But it dramatically decreased the morality rating of nonprofit organizations. 14] James, R.