Your fundraising is basically a mental-health improvement program, at least according to a recent study reported at the Charity Info Blog, at Scientific proof for karma? Small acts of kindness boost well-being:
Researchers asked participants to act compassionately towards someone for five to 15 minutes a day, by actively helping or interacting with them in a supportive and considerate manner. Six months after that week, participants were still reporting increased happiness and self-esteem.
Giving is not entirely about money. It’s about other things that may be a lot more important than the money that changes hands.
Congratulations and thank you for making people’s lives better!
You can find the study, “Practicing Compassion Increases Happiness and Self-Esteem,” here.
Jeff Brooks has been serving the nonprofit community for more than 35 years and blogging about it since 2005. He considers fundraising the most noble of pursuits and hopes you’ll join him in that opinion. You can reach him at jeff [at] jeff-brooks [dot] com.
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