How Nonprofits Can Use Behavioural Economics to Increase Fundraising Revenue
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Transcript of How Nonprofits Can Use Behavioural Economics to Increase Fundraising Revenue
How Nonprofits Can Use Behavioural Economics
to Increase Fundraising Revenue
2/4/16 1pm Eastern
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Our guest presenter »
Leah Eustace, M.Phil, CFRE, ACFREPrincipal, Good Works
Chair of the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy-Canada.
Co-Chair of AFP’s Inclusive Giving Project. In 2014, Leah became the 101st person in the world to receive the ACFRE accreditation. She was also honoured with the AFP Ottawa Chapter Outstanding Fundraising Executive Award for 2014.
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HOW NONPROFITS CAN INCREASEFUNDRAISING REVENUE THROUGH
BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS
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Say what?
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Behavioural economicsbe·hav·ior·al ec·o·nom·icsnouna method of economic analysis that applies psychological insights into human behavior to explain economic decision-making. (wikipedia)
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In other words …
What impact does your subconscious have on the decisions you make? And, how can we use that knowledge to increase our fundraising revenue?
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How we think we make decisions
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How we actually make decisions
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Emotion versus logic
Artwork courtesy of Mark Phillips www.bluefroglondon.com
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Emotion versus logic
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Emotional Contagion
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Relevance to Fundraising?
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Scarcity theory
Simply put, humans place a higher value on an object that is scarce, and a lower value on those that are abundant.
Photo by Matt Wetzler / CC BY-SA 2.0
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I’d better act fast!
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Limited sponsorships, naming opportunities, timelines
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Mere exposure theory
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Reciprocity theory
Give Receive
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Social ProofSocial proof is a psychological phenomenon where people assume the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a given situation. (wikipedia)
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Social proof
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“Every day, people just like you … “
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Authority
We feel a sense of duty or obligation to people in positions of authority.
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Authority
The Milgramexperiments
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Anchoring theoryThe anchoring rule of thumb describes the common human tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information offered (the “anchor”) when making decisions. Once the anchor is set, decisions are then made by adjusting around the initial anchor, regardless of the legitimacy of the actual anchor.
(source: http://disenthrall.co/)
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Has this happened to you?
Photo by Ann Larie Valentine / CC BY-SA 2.0
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Campbell's soup sale
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How much jail time?
Photo by Ken Teegardin/ CC BY-SA 2.0
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Save 50,000 sea birds
“Would you be willing to pay $5….”? $20
“Would you be willing to pay?” $64
“Would you be willing to pay $400…?” $143
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Be thoughtful about what your first ask is
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People look to an anchor to help them make a decision, but they make multiple decisions before making a gift, so there's an opportunity for multiple anchors: “Should I open the package?" "Should I read the letter?" "Should I agree to the meeting?"
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What’s the anchor… in Toronto
What’s the anchor?
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What’s the anchor?
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What’s the anchor?
“I don’t want to ask for $1,000,000 and get thrown out of your office, but I don’t want to ask for $100,000 either if $500,000 is more your speed.”
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What’s the anchor?
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What’s the anchor?
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What’s the anchor?
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• Impact• Break the cycle• You make the
difference• The time to act is now• Our programs work• There’s no better place
to ask for help than YSB
• Saving lives
… and look at the eyes
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Extremism aversion
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Leah Eustace, ACFREChief Idea Goddess, Good [email protected]
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