Unlocking Donor Motivation: Why Reaching a Target Boosts Fundraising Success

At Kyle & Irving, we’ve had the privilege of working with many nonprofits and fundraisers over the years. Helping these organisations reach their goals is key to what we do. We believe it’s not enough to simply build the tool—our role also involves advising and ensuring that the tool is effective in achieving the campaign’s objectives. Through our experiences, we’ve learned that a successful fundraising campaign involves more than just asking for donations—after all, many are doing that. What truly matters is understanding how to engage and motivate potential donors.

One powerful strategy we’ve seen in action is leveraging the psychology behind goal-setting and progress tracking. By showing potential donors how close a campaign is to reaching its target, organisations can create a sense of urgency, encourage more people to contribute, and foster a sense of communal ownership in reaching the goal. This concept, known as the goal gradient effect, has proven to be an effective tool in boosting donations.

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7 Awesome Must Have Tools For Small Businesses

Every small business owner lacks one thing the most – time. We know that from experience. And what we also know is that most small businesses don’t have a huge amount of time to spend on learning and looking for the best tools either. Since our business is web development and social media (mostly), we…

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My Mouse Ate My Book

mighty mouse in space

Yes, there was a time when the old marketing techniques really did work. A time when we were young, naive and carefree or maybe we were just more gullible. Many marketing campaigns have already been altered to match the needs and methods of post disruption social media, much is just old marketing wrapped up in…

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