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1 Anchoring your story January 2016 The Nonprofit Academy PRESENTS! PRESENTS ANCHORING MAKING SURE YOUR STORY STICKS WITH with Leah Eustace #npapresents
1Anchoring your storyJanuary 2016
The Nonprofit AcademyPRESENTS!
PRESENTS
ANCHORING
MAKING SURE YOUR STORY STICKS WITHwith Leah Eustace
#npapresents
@LeahEustace#npapresents
Anchoring your storyJanuary 2016
ANCHORING:MAKING SURE YOUR
STORY STICKS
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How we think we make decisions
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How we actually make decisions
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Anchoring theory
The 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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What a deal!
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How much would you pay?
Photo by Joanna Poe/ CC BY-SA 2.0
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How much jail time?
Photo by Ken Teegardin/ CC BY-SA 2.0
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HOW CAN YOU USE
THIS IN FUNDRAISING?
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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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Leah’s shoe foundation
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The results
$47.33
$87.35
$318.65
(Thank you to the person who gave $25,000,000)
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Be thoughtful about what your first ask is
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What do heat maps tell us?
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Anchoring your story
That first piece of information, first photo, first character, first word, first number, first emotion, first impression, is critically important.
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Anchoring your story
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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Think of an anchor as an opportunity to plant your flag.
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Carol’s story
“When I was 13 year’s old, I asked my mother if I was pretty. She answered,
Don’t be ridiculous …
of course you are.
For a very long time, I only remembered the first part.”
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13-year-old girls are
SmartStrongPowerfulSelf-confident
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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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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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What’s the anchor?
"I’m not a nature girl. I don’t hike, canoe, fish or hunt. Born and raised in Toronto, I’m what you would call an urban naturalist. That’s a term that applies to a lot of Canadians, as most of us now live in an urban environment. "
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Leah Eustace, ACFREChief Idea Goddess, Good [email protected]
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PRESENTS
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