Decisions involving charitable giving often occur under the shadow of risk. A common
finding is that potential donors give less when there is greater risk that their donation will …

Nonprofit sectors account for a small but significant share of most major economies globally,
and the marketing and fundraising activities of organisations operating in this sector are of …

Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective, 8th Edition, provides comprehensive
coverage of the philosophy and organizational strategy that expands the traditional police …

Why do individuals volunteer their time even when recipients receive far less value than the
donor's opportunity cost? Previous models of altruism that focus on the overall impact of a …

There is an increasing pressure to give more wisely and effectively. There is, relatedly, an
increasing focus on charity performance metrics. Through a series of experiments, this paper …

Has the COVID-19 pandemic affected pro-sociality among individuals? After the onset of the
pandemic, many charitable appeals were updated to include a reference to COVID-19. Did …

Despite an extensive literature on the impacts of a variety of charitable fundraising
techniques, little is known about whether these activities increase overall giving or merely …

Using real effort to implement costly activities increases the likelihood that the motivations
that drive effort provision in real life carry over to the laboratory. However, unobserved …

We conduct a laboratory experiment in which participants can make donations to real
charities. We vary whether the experimenter provides matching funds for any such …

The stakes for proper nonprofit governance are extremely high. Over 1.5 million nonprofits
are registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), collectively employing twelve million …