causal machine-learning approach to increase a charity's fundraising effectiveness. The approach optimally targets … fundraising to individuals whose expected donations exceed solicitation costs. Among past donors, optimal targeting substantially …Ineffective fundraising lowers the resources charities can use for goods provision. We combine a field experiment and a …

causal machine-learning approach to increase a charity's fundraising effectiveness. The approach optimally targets … fundraising to individuals whose expected donations exceed solicitation costs. Among past donors, optimal targeting substantially …Ineffective fundraising lowers the resources charities can use for goods provision. We combine a field experiment and a …

causal machine-learning approach to increase a charity’s fundraising effectiveness. The approach optimally targets … fundraising to individuals whose expected donations exceed solicitation costs. Among past donors, optimal targeting substantially …Ineffective fundraising lowers the resources charities can use for goods provision. We combine a field experiment and a …

There has been little systematic study of the mechanisms typically used to raise money for charity. One of the most … inform fundraising choices. …

and the lottery. Although the all-pay auction is the superior fundraising mechanism both in theory and in the laboratory …In a door-to-door fundraising field experiment, we study the impact of fundraising mechanisms on charitable giving. We …

mostly do not follow through. Our theory shows that having people to formally state the intended amount may alleviate this …

: by making donations to charity and by taking a public service job and exerting effort on the job. Our theory predicts … donations to charity. Comparing equally altruistic workers, those with a regular job make higher donations to charity than those …-sectional data from Germany on self-reported altruism, sector of employment, and donations to charity. In addition, we use panel data …