James this is great! I really like your framing of donations as in line with other personal actions; I’ve seen the FP graph but never actually interpreted it in the way you have.
Semi-related ramble, I’ve been workshopping this idea of giving as a way of expressing agency—especially when it comes to climate, I think a lot of people turn to plastic bags etc. because they want to feel like they’re directly responsible for a Good Thing. People want to see and feel the impact of their actions, and donations don’t often provide that sense of “I did this, and it meant something”. I think a framing of donations as one of many possible actions actually might break that hesitation down a bit (and specifically, is related to some lefty mutual aid thoughts about money as one of many resources we offer in community). Will experiment with this, thanks for the idea :)
(disclaimer: personal hat on! I do fundraising in my non-work organizing spaces)
James this is great! I really like your framing of donations as in line with other personal actions; I’ve seen the FP graph but never actually interpreted it in the way you have.
Semi-related ramble, I’ve been workshopping this idea of giving as a way of expressing agency—especially when it comes to climate, I think a lot of people turn to plastic bags etc. because they want to feel like they’re directly responsible for a Good Thing. People want to see and feel the impact of their actions, and donations don’t often provide that sense of “I did this, and it meant something”. I think a framing of donations as one of many possible actions actually might break that hesitation down a bit (and specifically, is related to some lefty mutual aid thoughts about money as one of many resources we offer in community). Will experiment with this, thanks for the idea :)
(disclaimer: personal hat on! I do fundraising in my non-work organizing spaces)