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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

This is especially true for mass marketing messages and broad fundraising appeals for monumental events like hurricanes or earthquakes. While all three approaches communicate the same story to the audience , the tone or language changes how the nonprofit connects or attracts the audience. But the data doesn’t always support that view.

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Win Back Your Lapsed Donors

Bloomerang

So there’s actually an eBook they wrote on donor acquisition. you know, when Puerto Rico had that hurricane, you know, that was huge here. A, we understand how horrible it is to go through a hurricane, and B, a lot of people who live in Florida have family members in Puerto Rico. We got connected last year. It was huge.

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