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Offsetting perceptions: Firms use charitable giving to clean up their international reputation

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

British multinationals operating in countries that lack basic human rights give around 70% more money to charity than firms that do not have a presence in such politically controversial nations, a new study has revealed.





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If you do good, you look good

Other Sciences / Economics

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In today's economy, it's increasingly difficult to elicit donations for charitable causes — but new research from Dr. Anat Bracha of the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at Tel Aviv University can provide fundraising organizations ...


Twitter charity a fistful of Twollars

Technology / Internet

created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

You don't have to be a Twillionaire to donate to a charity in the Twittersphere.


Mobile giving is catching on

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For most nonprofits, raising money means asking donors to write a check. But like music, maps and movies, charitable giving is also going mobile.


Professional lobbyists: Pragmatic operatives or just another partisan resource?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The thousands of professional lobbyists working in Washington, DC on issues tend to be professional partisans who mobilize resources for one preferred political party exclusively. So finds a new study which counters the common ...


Money buys happiness when you spend on others: research

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 20, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (22) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and the Harvard Business School have found that it’s possible to buy happiness after all: when you spend money on others.


Are women more generous? New study sheds light on donation behavior

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Why would women give more to the victims of Hurricane Katrina than to the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research sheds light onto the way gender and moral identity affect donati ...


Smoot donates Nobel prize money to charity

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created Mar 23, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

University Of California-Berkeley astrophysicist George Smoot is donating his Nobel Prize money to a charitable fund for science education.


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New York Times publishes 'crowd-funded' article

Technology / Internet

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The science section of The New York Times contained an unusual article on Tuesday. The story about a huge floating garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean was not written by a Times reporter but by a freelance ...


Government overseas aid is no bar to individual giving

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Overseas development charities are highly dependent on donations from individuals. In this new study, researchers from the Universities of Southampton, Oxford and Cass Business School examined how the level of donations to ...


Teen blood donors have higher risk of donation-related complications

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 20, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sixteen- and 17-year olds who donate blood are significantly more likely to experience donation-related complications such as fainting and bruising than older blood donors, according to a study in the May 21 issue of JAMA.



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