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Improve your strategy and fundraising with the latest research on the psychology of charitable giving
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Dip your toes into donor psychology research with these quick reads and short videos to help you take your fundraising to the next level

Recruitment at what cost?
Face-to-face fundraising is effective in recruiting high volumes of new donors. But do these new donors stick around?


F2F fundraising: Getting face-to-face with the evidence
Tayyeb Hadi summarizes his research on face-to-face fundraising.

Dr Cassandra Chapman
5 days ago


How people give: Segmenting donors based on channel preferences
Dr David Hart summarizes segmentation research based on charity donors’ channel preferences.

Dr Cassandra Chapman
Jan 20


Which fundraising incentive offers work and which may backfire?
Dr Cassandra Chapman summarises the evidence for which incentive offers are most effective at encouraging charitable giving.

Dr Cassandra Chapman
Jan 6


Listen the gift: How active listening can improve your relationships with major donors
Not listening to a major donor is like having a bad date – you’re unlikely to build a successful relationship

Dr Cassandra Chapman
May 7, 2025


Recruitment at what cost? The impact of mass market interpersonal fundraising
Face-to-face fundraising is common in many countries but do such donors become committed supporters who are valuable in the longer term?

Aakash Thottam
Jun 6, 2024


How can we maximize fundraising via crowdfunding?
Dr. Claire van Teunenbroek discusses her SQuaRe model, a model which can assist fundraisers in crowdfunding.

Dr Claire van Teunenbroek
Feb 6, 2024


How do social norms influence charity preferences?
Social norms are perceptions of what other people typically do. It is well established that perceived norms affect whether people give to...

Dr Cassandra Chapman
Apr 17, 2023


Understanding public thinking about nonprofits
For the Better Thinking podcast, Nesh Nikolic interviews Dr Cassandra Chapman about fundraising, the psychology of giving, and why you...

Dr Cassandra Chapman
Apr 5, 2023
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