Can Mass Fundraising Harm Your Core Business? A Field Experiment on How Fundraising Affects Ticket Sales

Matched Fundraising: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

Matched Fundraising: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment We present evidence from a natural field experiment designed to shed light on the efficacy of fundraising schemes in which donations are matched by a lead donor. In conjunction with the Bavarian State Opera House, we mailed 14,000 regular opera attendees a letter describing a charitable fundraising project organized by the opera hous...

comparing charitable fundraising schemes : evidence from a natural field experiment ∗

We present evidence from a natural field experiment designed to shed light on the efficacy of alternative fundraising schemes. In conjunction with the Bavarian State Opera House, we mailed 25,000 regular opera attendees a letter describing a charitable fundrais-ing project organized by the opera house. Recipients were randomly assigned to one of six treatments designed to explore behavioral res...

How does Fundraising affect Volunteering? Evidence from a natural field experiment

Can fundraising solicitations have an effect on other types of giving, like volunteering? We report results from a field experiment in which a non-profit firm asked their current volunteers to donate money, in a randomly-staggered roll-out. We observe volunteers’ entire portfolio of giving to the firm both donations, and volunteer hours before and after the call. Overall, there was some decline...

Giving and Fundraising

Giving and Fundraising