Publicize (larger) donations and the donors, make these visible to other donors automatically or by default (allowing opt-out); make this natural and encourage this.

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Category: Social

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Relevant theories: Social signaling, Reputation-seeking/prestige

Type of evidence: Causal-observational (IV etc), Field-exp-charity

Evidence strength (ad hoc assessment): 8

Varied evidence that people 'sometimes' donate more when donations are visible (esp males) or when told of recognition possibility; larger amounts (Alpizar ea)

Not a superpower; all charities can do this. However, the EA community is perhaps strong. Public pledges (Giving Pledge, GWWC…)

Charity science p2p events

Prevalence:

• The Prestige Motive For Making Charitable Transfers, Full text

• Anonymity In Giving In A Natural Context-A Field Experiment In 30 Churches, Full text

• Wallflowers: Experimental Evidence Of An Aversion To Standing Out

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• Hey Look At Me: The Effect Of Giving Circles On Giving, Full text

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• The Impact Of A Pledge Request And The Promise Of Publicity: A Randomized Controlled Trial Of Charitable Donations

• Reputation And Influence In Charitable Giving: An Experiment

Contributors David Reinstein