Interesting suggestion. Iâm not familiar with anyone doing a donation match like this.
It seems like having a default charity for matching money to go to could be counterproductive to the matcherâs goals. E.g. Every.org wanted to get more people to use their platform to donate. But I think many people donât really find it more valuable for money to get directed to one charity over another. EAs are different in that regard. While weâre certainly not unique in caring which charities money goes to, I think many people might think âWhy should I donate when the money is already going to go to charity?â and decide not to participate.
While generally I wouldnât advise people to do donation matches, would it be good for organizations already running them to make cash transfers the default use of the money if matching donors donât direct it elsewhere? Maybe. One benefit might be that it just gets people to think more about the value of directing money to one organization versus another, instead of merely thinking that theyâre raising more money for a charity of their choice.
Interesting suggestion. Iâm not familiar with anyone doing a donation match like this.
It seems like having a default charity for matching money to go to could be counterproductive to the matcherâs goals. E.g. Every.org wanted to get more people to use their platform to donate. But I think many people donât really find it more valuable for money to get directed to one charity over another. EAs are different in that regard. While weâre certainly not unique in caring which charities money goes to, I think many people might think âWhy should I donate when the money is already going to go to charity?â and decide not to participate.
While generally I wouldnât advise people to do donation matches, would it be good for organizations already running them to make cash transfers the default use of the money if matching donors donât direct it elsewhere? Maybe. One benefit might be that it just gets people to think more about the value of directing money to one organization versus another, instead of merely thinking that theyâre raising more money for a charity of their choice.