Concerns for reputation can promote cooperative behaviour. Individuals that behave cooperatively stand to benefit if they gain in influence, status or are more likely to be chosen as interaction partners by others. Most theoretical and empirical models of cooperation predict that image score will increase with cooperative contributions. Individuals are therefore expected to make higher contribu...

We explore the effects of the quantity of information on the tendency to contribute to crowdfunding campaigns. Using the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, we analyze the campaign descriptions and the performance of over 70,000 projects. We look empirically at the effect of information quantity (word count) on funding success (as measure by amount raised and number of backers). Within this empi...

From the inception of campaign planning, the Managers’ strategy was to attain the $11,617,673 goal through securing a combination of public and private funding as well as through the sale of Historic Tax Credits and paintings unrelated to the Library’s mission. As private fund raising quietly progressed during the Major Gifts Phase, other significant revenue development activities were also und...

global forum for non-governmental development organisations (NGDOs) and a wide range of other partners to share information and approaches on the elimination, prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The primary mission of the network is to coordinate the activities of members in an attempt to bridge gaps in funding and programme support to endemic countries. The NTD NGDO N...

To transform donations "in kind" into cash, charities of all sizes use auctions and raffles. Despite this, neither the theory nor the practice of efficient fund-raising and, in particular, charity auctions has received sufficient attention from economists, especially the fact that participation in fundraisers is endogenous. We describe, in detail, the design and implementation of an experiment ...