NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

Making a global impact from right in our own backyard is the Bridge School, which uses assistive technology to educate children with severe speech and physical impairments. In his blog, John Haydon discusses Six Ways to Influence Donors with Brain Science , pulling in findings from studies to help you boost your fundraising results.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

And that’s not to mention the hassle that sometimes comes with trying to get young children excited about reading. Reading boasts a wide range of benefits for both children and adults alike. Reach out to donors, volunteers, and board members who you think would be great assets to your committee. Thank your donors and readers.

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Kindful

MAY 1, 2021

Mission: Under the Laughs for the Troops umbrella, you will find many other great programs to help our veterans, increase awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), raise funds, and recruit volunteers. Useful Nonprofit Emergency Guide: Self-Love And Donor Love Strategies – Bloomerang.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

So, what do we do when our time is limited and we need to communicate with the community and our donors? When a good story is shared, scientific research shows our brains connect to storytelling can have on us: Stories are remembered 22x more easily than data, facts, and stats. We tell stories. A promise kept.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

A brand is a living, breathing reflection of who you are, brought to life by every interaction between your staff, donors and volunteers. If not, you likely aren’t connecting with donors and other stakeholders as well as you could be. Brands, nonprofit or otherwise, often find themselves in the same position.

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APRIL 29, 2021

Army Traumatic Brain Injury Program, developing the Army’s brain injury prevention and treatment strategies for soldiers . with his colleagues in 2020 who now also collectively oversee Camp Reach for the Sky, a free camp program for kids affected by cancer that is one of only three Gold-Ribbon children’s oncology camps in California

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

One of the biggest downsides for me personally from being connected to the Social Web 50-70 hours a week is that my brain has a hard time reading for extended periods of time. So much of social media success is about how our brains process and prioritize messages and having a diverse thought process that sparks our imagination and creativity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

He showed examples when change comes joyfully, like weddings and having children. He talked about changes in technology and fashion. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. Next comes the feeling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

He showed examples when change comes joyfully, like weddings and having children. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. This is especially important for donors. It is the way we’re wired.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

66 million primary school-age children attend classes hungry across the developing world, every day. Advancing philanthropy is up to donors like me. And donors like you. I’m giving in honor of my cousin Larry Creson and my precious friend Derek Vincent, both of whom fought long, hard and courageously against brain tumors.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

He showed examples when change comes joyfully, like weddings and having children. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. This is especially important for donors. It is the way we're wired.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 14, 2017

When you assist others, your body releases dopamine in the brain, which has a positive effect on how you feel. Volunteering as a family is a great way to teach important lessons to your children. Reward Volunteers can connect to any volunteer management system and track volunteer hours for sponsors, prize donors and employers.

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OneCause

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Your donors are the fuel that keeps the mechanism of your nonprofit moving, from fundraising events to peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns to giving days. The key to strong donor relationships is creating a conversation between your organization and your donors. Connect with donors’ values and experiences.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Nurture your donor base consistently not just when you want a donation. Back to the actual fundraising event, don't wrack your brain for ideas, but put your own twist on your fundraising. Consider reaching out to the artist community and within your organization (children in particular) seeking artwork to sell.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2015

These triggers spark your brain’s attention response by appealing to basic aspects of what makes us human. The request was to donate to Save the Children. The point is not to ditch the statistics, but to give your potential donors enough information so they can have empathy with your cause or the story you are telling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

My brain was completely fried and those around me were getting pretty fed up with the fact that I was never present, only connected… online, all the time. Social networking sites are going mobile, and so will your nonprofit in the near future, as well as your donors, your supporters, your volunteers, and your board.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Pretty well known for it, but if you’re wondering what the heck is Bloomerang, in addition to these webinars, we’re a donor database. So most of you are hoping to get strategies about how to strengthen your volunteer donor and staff relationships and sense of community. . How did you connect with your donors? .

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinar series, we are also a provider of donor management software. And so the last question we have, what percent of charitable donors are also volunteers? So 62% of donors are also volunteers. So again, volunteering can lead to being a major donor.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Stories trigger emotion That’s because the human brain is wired for stories , not facts. So, if you want to shape how your potential donor feels and acts, wrap your appeal into an emotional story. One in four children in our community don’t get enough to eat.” 1 in 4 of which children?” “Is Appeal to your donors’ hearts.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

A single compelling press release might land you a national television interview that leads to 100 new donors and $100,000 in funding. The result could mean the difference between whether or not a nonprofit receives a major grant, acquires a new donor, or secures a key partnership. Donors received poorly formatted appeal letters.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2021

Then she asked donors to help her reach her year-end financial goal. Because the letter didn’t include an inspiring story that touched donor’s hearts. Neuroscientists would tell you that the brain processes facts and stories differently. Your brain naturally becomes more skeptical when you hear facts first.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2014

You are appealing to the analytical side of my brain and ignoring the side where my compassion and empathy are located. So try to avoid dry statements of fact like: “Did you know that 33 percent of children between the ages of 8 and 11 and 24.5 Our donors support us because they know…”. “We That’s the side you want to appeal to.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Constituent Empowerment Honorable Mention: Sierra Club and American Cancer Society Winner: Children International Used TeamRaiser to recruit new sponsors and recuited 5,000 sponsors since 2005 and sponsored over 560 children. Created a wall of 5,000 signers photos. This year they did something a little different.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2021

Ah, the new donor. Yes, I will feed hungry children, yes, I will cure a terrible disease, yes, I will save animals, the environment – yes, I will save the planet! It’s wrong because of what marketing guru Seth Godin calls the prospective donors you’re trying to attract – “ lazy people in a hurry. Sustaining (Monthly) Donors.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

But if you never heard of Bloomerang besides the webinars, we are also a provider of donor database software. That’s what we are, Bloomerang’s a donor database. So, anyway, Dr. Adrian Sargeant and Elaine Jay do a lot of research on donor retention and fundraising. So, if donors are okay with it, you should be too.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Jacobwith will show you five powerful and simple “must do’s” to cut through year-end fundraising noise, help increase your Giving Tuesday success, and increase donor retention. We’re a donor database. And I know you’ve got a little cold, but that’s what children give you. Full Transcript: Steven: All right.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Before you can even think about what your team, constituents (when applicable), volunteers, boards, fundraisers, or donors need (feel free to extend that audience to your children, partner, family, friends, neighbors, if it feels right), you absolutely must practice putting your own oxygen mask on first. Get back to basics.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

Consider the following donor data points: Age. Younger donors often engage more with social media and interactive platforms, whereas older donors might favor traditional channels like newsletters and emails. Understand the professional backgrounds of your donors to better align your messaging. Occupation. Giving habits.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Fundraising 101: Getting Started The key to Fundraising 101 is finding and keeping wonderful donors who love the work your organization does. When you build a big donor base of people who love your cause, you will ALWAYS have financial support because these folks WANT to see you win! We’re talking about donor-based fundraising here.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Perhaps you share a story or two about the families and children who will benefit. . It’s well-documented that merely contemplating making a gift to others causes a dopamine jolt in the brain equivalent to that received when eating chocolate, having sex, or engaging in some other “ warm glow ” activity. Job assistance. Counseling .

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of us beyond the webinars, Bloomerang is a provider of donor management software. First of all, these children have taught themselves. And for all of us who are parents who had privilege of teaching these children, just be glad you’re still like those little people. I so imagine that.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2009

She is a co-founder of the award-winning SheSource.org , an online brain trust of women experts designed to close the gender gap among commentators in the news media. It's just natural in our brains, if you look at the brain science and everything around that, women want to build community. It may be animal rights. I said, "Why?"

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Your nonprofit blog can be much more than just a newsreel—your blog can spread awareness about your cause, find new donors , and strengthen relationships with current supporters. Compelling images The human brain can process images as quickly as 13 milliseconds. Let’s dive in!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

Chocolate activates the pleasure center of the brain, at least according to some research. After a nervous giggle, I shared with them that donating and volunteering does the same thing as chocolate to your brain. 4540 Raised 145 donors 40% new donors 8% increase in new Cause members. Engagement.

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2021

with your board, staff, and your donors. But if you don’t know what Bloomerang is, if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinars, we’re donor management software. Maryanne: Yeah, I put on a Donor Attraction Forum and it was awesome. Our prefrontal cortex of our brain is where. It was great.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2015

Some of the passions written were arts, education, animals, domestic violence, dance, family, health and wellness, abused children, boy scouts, environment and many others. I get to use my brain to think and figure things out. Professional services for donors and nonprofits. Challenge nonprofits to grow and strengthen.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

I just had a chance to chat with Dr. Tom Musili who runs that incredible NGO to find out what all they’re doing to bring the knowledge economy to school children and electronics recycling to Africa. To go even further out on the technology frontier there is ‘brain computer interface’ or thought controlled computing.

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