Re:Too Much Dark Money in Almonds
by m463 on Friday September 20, 2019 @10:31PM
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I had the same problem. I got follow on requests flooding, then overwhelming me to the point of frustration and then annoyance.
Much later I listened to a podcast or ted talk of someone who talked about charity. I believe she worked with nonprofits as her day job.
I was listening to her expecting to understand altruism, to find out how and why people donate money, and how they find worthy causes along with decent organizations to donate to.
The one thing that stuck with me was when she asserted that the number one reason people will donate to your charity is: Have they donated before.
This gave me an unexpected glimpse behind the curtain at what motivates organizations to over-contact their previous benefactors.
It made me a little sad too, reminding me a little of the petting zoo. You take a young kid to the petting zoo to interact with the animals. But then they see this tiny child has a handful of food, and you are surrounded by crazy goats that chase the helpless youngster until she throws the food and runs away.
Much later I listened to a podcast or ted talk of someone who talked about charity. I believe she worked with nonprofits as her day job.
I was listening to her expecting to understand altruism, to find out how and why people donate money, and how they find worthy causes along with decent organizations to donate to.
The one thing that stuck with me was when she asserted that the number one reason people will donate to your charity is: Have they donated before.
This gave me an unexpected glimpse behind the curtain at what motivates organizations to over-contact their previous benefactors.
It made me a little sad too, reminding me a little of the petting zoo. You take a young kid to the petting zoo to interact with the animals. But then they see this tiny child has a handful of food, and you are surrounded by crazy goats that chase the helpless youngster until she throws the food and runs away.