Pamela Grow
OCTOBER 14, 2023
Articles with headlines like The Reality of Donor Fatigue and Strategies to Overcome It. If you’re a smart nonprofit fundraising professional I can pretty much guarantee it’s not a thing with YOUR donors. When we contribute to charity or extend a helping hand, our brains respond with a burst of positivity. And it pisses me off.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
In practice: 1) The Brain Donor Project. Most people probably have never thought about donating their brains to science. The Brain Donor Project’s end goal is to get you to register your brain for donation after your death—a major ask that is likely to be shocking or even offensive to some people.
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Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 14, 2013
are now integral parts of our online communications and fundraising campaigns and like any tools of value, they requite a minimal level of financial investment. 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.
Bloomerang
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started?
Have Fun - Do Good
MAY 3, 2012
Jocelyn is also a recognized blogger and speaker on online marketing and fundraising. You can read her writing in Fundraising Success magazine and her personal blog, Marketing for Nonprofits. This is the headline of my Twitter account and accurately expresses what makes me happy and keeps me in “ flow.”
Pamela Grow
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Compare the following nonprofit year-end fundraising appeals: Our year-end fundraising campaign is right around the corner. Research has found that emotion-based storytelling in communications can trigger positive reactions through the release of brain chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin. Tell compelling stories.
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
The unfortunate reality is that the average fundraising page completion rate is only 17%, according to the M+R 2017 Benchmarks Study. Feature a Clear Headline The first two questions of any visitor to a web page are: Where am I? The most effective way to answer both is with a clear and compelling page headline.
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