Thanks Peter, great post! With regard to why people don’t feel they should tell others they give, I was wondering whether the reason is a bit different than calling their motives into question. If that were the case, it would seem crazy to ever have buildings / hospital wings / park benches named after you. I wonder if telling people how much you donate is considered too directly bragging. In the same way, we never tell people what we earn, yet go out of our way to have status markers like expensive cars to show that we earn a lot. In that case, maybe you wouldn’t want to advertise your giving until you can give an impressive amount, and then you’re happy for the fact you’ve given, but not the amount, to be known.
Thanks Peter, great post! With regard to why people don’t feel they should tell others they give, I was wondering whether the reason is a bit different than calling their motives into question. If that were the case, it would seem crazy to ever have buildings / hospital wings / park benches named after you. I wonder if telling people how much you donate is considered too directly bragging. In the same way, we never tell people what we earn, yet go out of our way to have status markers like expensive cars to show that we earn a lot. In that case, maybe you wouldn’t want to advertise your giving until you can give an impressive amount, and then you’re happy for the fact you’ve given, but not the amount, to be known.