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

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In one experiment, people could donate to help children in a famine. For some people, donations helped five pictured children. For other people, donations helped only one of the five children. For some people, the drugs would save eight children. The requests included the children’s names, ages, and pictures.

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Agitator Cliff Notes: “Hacking Marketing”

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In the book, Scott espouses agile marketing values of: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools. 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. Responding to change over following a plan.

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Understanding Why People Give (hint: it’s not what you think!)

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Understanding the psychology behind giving can help you understand the donor’s motivation, which will help you plan your next campaign, your next fundraising event, or your next face-to-face ask. Donors may give out of empathy, sympathy, fear, guilt, or even anger. Many people live this value and it’s the main reason they give.