Skees argues that being public with one’s giving instead puts the donor in a position of vulnerability.
Entries Tagged as 'Why do we give?'
Skees Family Foundation: Give Publicly to Create Connection
June 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off · Why do we give?
Mental accounting
March 25th, 2011 · Comments Off · Philosophy of Giving, Why do we give?
Here’s a picture chart from Seth Godin representing the number of deaths per watt attributed to different sources of power: Data here, and in case you need me to spell it out for you: many, many more people die on a per watt basis from oil and coal than nuclear energy. (And this is only [...]
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You Didn’t Have To Do That
November 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · What is a Gift?, Why do we give?
We initiate a gift in order to create goodwill between ourselves and our recipients. Or we initiate a gift in order to create an obligation that puts recipients in our debt.
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Most Gifts Are About Connection, Not Impact
October 18th, 2010 · Comments Off · Philanthropists & Donors, Why do we give?
Don’t focus on the numbers, focus on the emotions. Don’t look at how a gift makes an impact, look at how a gift makes a connection.
The Stories and Facts of Giving
July 19th, 2010 · Comments Off · Why do we give?
Dan Ariely, professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke, has some things to say about what makes people give that everyone in philanthropy, both the givers and the fundraisers, should here. (So grateful to have seen this video on A Bombastic Element, with hat tip to Saunda Schimmelpfennig). Professional philanthropists and advisors are pushing [...]
Tags:Behavioral economics·Behavioral giving·Dan Ariely·purty video
Spectrum of Givers: Saints
July 12th, 2010 · Comments Off · Philanthropists & Donors, Why do we give?
We’ve reached the rare creature that each of us may encounter only once or twice in a lifetime. A person without ego, without attachment, without baggage: a Saint. Because there’s no Ego, there’s no need for the Saint to identify herself according to her Stuff. The clothes in the closet, the diplomas on the wall, [...]
Tags:Consciousness·Saintliness·Stuff-I'll-Never-Really-Understand-ness
Spectrum of Givers: Friends
July 1st, 2010 · Comments Off · Philanthropists & Donors, Why do we give?
[This is part of a series of posts on the motivations of donors, ranging from most selfish to most selfless: the Spectrum of Givers] As a Giver again moves along the Spectrum, she becomes less and less ego-centric. Whereas the Do Gooder considers it a point of pride not to be on the receiving end of [...]
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