Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

For many years, there has been a notable decline in the number of Americans making charitable contributions. Even those who remain insulated from the harsh climatological effects will not be immune from the psychological effects of watching this catastrophe unfold. Trends in philanthropy make this a question worth asking.

Psychology 82

Psychology Governance Philanthropy Sociology 82

The Agitator

AUGUST 3, 2010

In case you missed it, BusinessWeek just ran a terrific article, The New Abnormal , on the current state of consumer spending and psychology. In the broadest sense, I’d posit that marketers (of which fundraisers are a subset) should always be avid students of consumer psychology and behavior.

Psychology 60

Psychology Charitable Contribution Production Values 60

iMarketSmart

MARCH 27, 2022

Rebate versus matching: does how we subsidize charitable contributions matter? Subsidizing charitable giving with rebates or matching: Further laboratory evidence. Subsidizing charitable contributions: a natural field experiment comparing matching and rebate subsidies. Psychology & Marketing, 38(2), 328-337.

Organizational Behavior 52

Organizational Behavior Public and Social Policy Charitable Contribution Finance 52

iMarketSmart

JUNE 5, 2023

Psychological Bulletin, 127 , 249-266. [4] Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98 (6), 946-955. [5] The pledging puzzle: How can revocable promises increase charitable giving? Rebate versus matching: Does how we subsidize charitable contributions matter? Kilpatrick, S. Emmons, R. A., & Larson, D.

Altruism and Helping 52

Altruism and Helping Public and Social Policy Fundraising Fundraising 52

iMarketSmart

JULY 31, 2023

The SAGE handbook of evolutionary psychology. The SAGE handbook of evolutionary psychology. Psychological Science 27 (9), 1192-1206; Rand, D. In an ecologically rational mind, psychological mechanisms are triggered by the presence of cues associated with ancestral challenges and opportunities.” 12] Carter, G., Sznycer, D.,

Altruism and Helping 52

Altruism and Helping Psychology Law Values 52

iMarketSmart

MAY 1, 2023

A field experiment on the impact of a prior donor’s social status on subsequent charitable giving. Journal of Economic Psychology, 61 , 124-133. [18] Psychological Science, 23 (7), 704-709. [25] link] (among decedents in 2007 with estates of $5 million and above, 78% of charitable dollars went to private foundations). [26]

Altruism and Helping 52

Altruism and Helping Law Psychology Food 52

iMarketSmart

JUNE 27, 2022

In contrast, empathy with a recipient of charitable aid, triggered by an identified victim narrative, increases charitable contributions even when the donor knows little about the effectiveness of her donation” Metzger, L., & Günther, I. Simply psychology [Website]. Is it what you say or how you say it?

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Homelessness Values 52