What motivates people to give to YOUR charity?
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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
What motivates people to give to YOUR charity?
Should your campaign focus more on alignment with your donor's values or the plight of beneficiaries?
It depends on your charity context.
Aakash Thottam shares his new research on the self- and other-oriented motives underlying preferences for different types of charities.
Dr Claire van Teunenbroek
- Feb 6
How can we maximize fundraising via crowdfunding?
Dr. Claire van Teunenbroek discusses her SQuaRe model, a model which can assist fundraisers in crowdfunding.
Dr Cassandra Chapman
- Apr 5, 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
Scandal: The erosion and rebuilding of trust in nonprofits
In this webinar for University of Queensland’s Trust, Ethics, and Governance Alliance, Dr Chapman talks about the causes and consequences...
Dr Cassandra Chapman
- Feb 6, 2023
From the Charitable Triad to the Champion Effect
As part of Catalyst Management’s Philanthrocrat webinar series, Dr Cassandra Chapman will take you on a whirlwind (20-minute) tour of the...
Dr Cassandra Chapman
- Feb 6, 2023
Rage donations: Do people give because of anger?
Have you heard of rage donations? Do people sometimes give to charity because of anger? Can you harness donor rage in your fundraising?...
Dr Cassandra Chapman
- Feb 6, 2023
Welcome to Donor Psychology
Welcome! This is just a short introduction to who I am (Dr Cassandra Chapman), what our YouTube channel @donorpsych is all about, and how...
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