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Agitator Cliff Notes: “Hacking Marketing”

The Agitator

From my dog-eared pages: What is the template for the donor story? Last week, I talked about the jobs-to-be-done framework to look at donor motivation. This asks what is the donor hiring your nonprofit to do at an emotional level ? As you can tell, there’s plenty of meat on these bones. And are you doing it for them?

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How to develop a ‘character’ in your fundraising stories in 3 steps — according to Dr. Russell James

iMarketSmart

At the heart of philanthropy is story. To be relatable, the donor must identify with the character. The donor must see things from the character’s perspective. The donor must have empathy for the character’s situation. In one experiment, people could donate to help children in a famine. Story starts with character.