The Donor as Agent: Allostatic Foraging
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S1 E23

The Donor as Agent: Allostatic Foraging

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You don’t buy a morning coffee to "support" the coffee shop. You buy it to fix your own fatigue and restore balance. What if philanthropy works the exact same way?

In this episode, we apply the principles of Allostatic Foraging and Adam Smith’s economics to the nonprofit sector. We challenge the old narrative of "guilt-based giving" and explore the science of why donors are actually foraging for agency. Discover why the most successful nonprofits of the future won't be the ones asking for help—but the ones offering a powerful tool to fix a broken world.