The Chronicle of Philanthropy

What Motivates People to Give Money? Research Shows Tactics That Elicit Support

Princeton, N.J.

Some conventional fund-raising wisdom has been turned upside down by a growing number of psychologists and economists who study altruism, while other approaches now have an increasing amount of research to back them up.

Scholars have found that fund-raising appeals do best when they are...

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