Crowdfunding and contingency: does storytelling distract from effective giving?

Written By Christine Hudek

In a recent piece in the New Yorker, Nathan Heller worries that GoFundMe exacerbates the problem of using stories to exploit the emotions in order to generate donations—rather than relying on more data-driven giving. Read more from Philanthropy Daily here.

(4-minute read)

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Christine Hudek
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