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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

Science says: We’re wired for negative Sadly, our brains are wired to respond to negative messages. Negative events impact our brains more than positive events. This is especially true for mass marketing messages and broad fundraising appeals for monumental events like hurricanes or earthquakes.

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112 Nonprofit Blog Posts, Articles, and Stories from 2013 You Can’t Miss.

Connection Cafe

So get out your journals and start taking note. Erica Waasdorop makes a guest appearance on the Philanthropy for All blog to share a key insight she’s learned about the monthly giving: Every Monthly Giving Program is Tailor Made. Speak to the part of the brain that controls action-taking. Tell stories. Evoke emotion.

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