Putting Charity to the Test: A Case for Field Experiments on Giving Time and Money in the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 193-202

  Mason, Dyana P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

charitable giving; field experiments; fund raising; nonprofit organizations; volunteers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873434293     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764012449518     Document Type: Article

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