Giving Blind
Watch dog organizations don't reach most donors.
Giving Well: The Ethics of Philanthropy by Patricia Illingworth, Thomas Pogge, & Leif Wenar
“One death is a tragedy; 1 million is a statistic,” Joseph Stalin is supposed to have said. The more people we see suffering, the less we care.
Do More Than Give: The Six Practices of Donors Who Change the World by Leslie R. Crutchfield, John V. Kania, & Mark R. Kramer
The more money a person has, the less generous, helpful, compassionate, and charitable he is toward other people.
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Google DotOrg launched in 2004 with bold ambitions and almost $1 billion in seed funding. But the results have been less than stellar.
People are more likely to engage in moral behavior when they are in a clean-scented room.
New research shows that buying green products makes people more likely to cheat and steal.
The Extraordinaries have created a web-based platform that allows people to easily volunteer short amounts of time.