Entries Tagged as 'Compilation'
August 17th, 2010 · Comments Off · Compilation
This is a compilation (under construction) of academic studies and experiments that have implications for philanthropy. Pick and choose whichever study you want to support the theory you’ve got and ignore the rest. (Please don’t actually do that. Thank you.) Neurobiology Jordan Grafman, Jorge Moll, Frank Krueger: “Human Fronto-Mesolimbic Networks Guide Decisions About Charitable Donation.“ [...]
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Tags:academia·economics·neurobiology
Doctors have a mantra that guides every medical action they take. It’s as vitally important as it is simple: First Do No Harm. Donors and philanthropists need to do the same. So so so often the assumption is: all gifts have positive impact. That is the essence of giving. But of course we also know [...]
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