'Data geek' brings algorithms to online charity auctions
Jon Carson, chief executive of charity auction site BiddingForGood, describes himself as a "data geek with a social bent."
Internet
Nov 15, 2010
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News Corp. gadfly wins lunch with Rupert Murdoch
A group which is a persistent critic of media mogul Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that it had paid 86,000 dollars and won a charity auction to have lunch with the News Corp. chairman.
Business
Nov 11, 2010
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Corporate social responsibility and profit could stem from pricing strategy
When customers are allowed to pay what they want for a purchase, knowing a portion of the payment will go to charity, they become rather generous, according to a study by Associate Professor Leif Nelson, Haas Marketing Group. ...
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2010
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Computers intersect with sociology to sift through 'all our ideas'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sociologist Matthew Salganik has teamed up with Princeton computer scientists to develop a new way for organizations to solicit ideas from large groups of people and simultaneously have those same people ...
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2010
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New research questions dominance of larger charities in the charity sector
The University of Southampton has played a key role in a major new piece of research that challenges the belief that the biggest charities are becoming increasingly dominant in financial terms - a development sometimes known ...
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2010
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Consumer confidence: When our choices makes the most sense
Why do we feel confident about some choices while we question others? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, it's a combination of how easy the choice seems and whether we're thinking concretely or ...
Social Sciences
May 18, 2010
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Close, but not too close: Donors to charities aren't always comfortable with a victim-in-need
Charitable giving is an important pillar of the American way of life, but in these choppy economic waters, philanthropies need to look more closely at their appeal to prospective givers. A new series of studies from Tel Aviv ...
Social Sciences
May 4, 2010
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New venture from Facebook co-founder to promote charity
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, who left the booming social network to work on the online arm of Barack Obama's presidential campaign, is launching a startup to promote charitable efforts.
Internet
Mar 19, 2010
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Government overseas aid is no bar to individual giving
Overseas development charities are highly dependent on donations from individuals. In this new study, researchers from the Universities of Southampton, Oxford and Cass Business School examined how the level of donations to ...
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Dec 13, 2009
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Facebook users can help Chase find small charities
(AP) -- JPMorgan Chase is letting Facebook users help decide how to give away $5 million.
Internet
Nov 18, 2009
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