I am presenting an idea for a new product to a Fortune 50 company in March that could have some really positive implications for charitable giving. I've been working on this for some time now and it's the culmination of many months labors. I need to know the psychology behind giving. Links to interesting articles/videos would be helpful but more than anything, I want to know what motivates YOU to give. I want to dig DEEP though and know what truly is the reason, deep below the obvious.

Do you give out of penance, to make up for wrongs? Do you give while people are watching to receive accolades? Or is it all altruistic?

Maybe the question should be, what do you think motivates your partner, your roommate or your parents to give?

Any help is appreciated. I'm sorry that I cannot share more detail about the presentation. I promise that someday I will.

Thanks in advance.

iamfight: i give my stuff away all the time, mostly because i have much too large a collection of wonderful things, and frequently run out of space. if you come to my house and like something, ill probably give it to you as long as you promise to use it. i gave away a mandolin the other day because i had three and NO ONE requires 3 mandolins. no one was playing it, and it should be used. (this is not an invitation to come over and hang out.)

this all sounds petty, so heres the point: i have stuff, and its more stuff than i will ever use. dont have stuff? have some of mine, im not using it anyway. no, im fine; i have plenty already.

actually, this angle might no go over well with your fortune 50 audience...


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