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The “Warm Glow” of Giving May Overshadow Doing the Greatest Good
Whether you’re buying a home or squirreling away a nest egg for retirement, financial decisions are all about the numbers – except for when it comes to charitable giving.
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“You’re Making Us Look Bad!” Why the Best Cooperators Sometimes Get Punished
The results of this experiment suggest that competitive environments could curtail selflessness or generosity
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Why Don’t America’s Rich Give More to Charity?
The rising wealth of the top tier of earners seems to be inaugurating a new age of charitable giving. More than 150 billionaires from around the world have now signed Bill and Melinda Gates’ Giving
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How to Get the Wealthy to Donate
The New York Times: Wealthy people are selfish jerks. So are their children. That is the implication, at least, of a batch of recent psychological studies. In a 2015 study, for example, preschoolers were told
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How to Help Kids Learn to Love Giving
The Huffington Post: During the holidays, opportunities abound to help kids understand why and how to help people in need, with food drives proliferating and countless organizations making pitches for end-of-year donations. And there’s scientific
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Kids Who Handle Money Work Harder, but There’s a Downside
Fortune: Money can make youngsters as little as three years old work harder, but there’s evidence it can also make them less charitable. Money makes the world go round. Even when you’re three years old.