Giving decisions can be difficult
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Giving Games let everyone help in their own way
By playing Giving Games, anyone can:
- Help causes they care about for free
- Develop their personal giving strategies
- Learn new ideas in an entertaining and social way
By funding Giving Games, donors can:
- Dramatically leverage the impact of their existing donations
- Show support for multiple causes at once
- Get public recognition for their generosity
By organizing Giving Games, philanthropic groups can:
- Spread awareness of high impact charities and donor resources
- Engage new members and build communities of effective altruists
- Use tested arguments to advocate for high impact philanthropy
By designing Giving Games, academics can:
- Apply their knowledge to promote beneficial behavior
- Test hypotheses about giving behavior
- Recruit volunteers for field experiments
- Test whether laboratory results generalize to the field
By leading Giving Games, teachers can:
- Help their students prepare for important, real world dilemmas
- Teach in an environment where students are eager to learn
- Explore practical applications of their expertise
- Connect with students outside the classroom
By studying Giving Games, nonprofit professionals can:
- Learn what environments promote good giving decisions
- Compile an extensive data set about donor preferences and the factors that influence them
- Disseminate lessons throughout nonprofit marketplace
- Generate hypotheses about giving behavior and ways to test them
[1] The Nonprofit Marketplace: Bridging the Information Gap in Philanthropy. Hewlett Foundation white paper.
[2] From "Donate Different" by Huber, Van Boven, and McGraw. Chapter 11 of The Science of Giving.
[2] From "Donate Different" by Huber, Van Boven, and McGraw. Chapter 11 of The Science of Giving.