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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

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In one experiment, people could donate to help educate six children in Africa.[14] In either case, your story won’t motivate donors. Motivation for giving to NCAA Division II athletics. This referenced when participants received identifying character details, i.e., the child’s name and picture. It’s complicated.

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How to build deeper connections with your donors using surveys

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One had response cards with this statement [where “X” was a checked box symbol]: “Annual alumni giving through the Penn Fund directly supports these priorities of undergraduate education. In absence of money: a field experiment on volunteer work motivation. Philanthropy & Education, 2 (2), 1-28. [45] Messer, K.