Economics Donations to the American Red Cross Plummet The charity had its worst fundraising year since at least 2000. Justin Elliott
Social Justice Need for Speedrunning Gamers have found a way to get a younger generation excited about raising millions for charity. And they don’t even need to put down their controllers. Paul Bisceglio
News in Brief The Influence of a Few: There’s Been a Rapid Rise in the Number of Super PACs Controlled by Single Donors Super PACS that get nearly all of their money from one donor quadrupled their share of overall fundraising in 2014. Robert Faturechi & Jonathan Stray
Economics Don’t Give in to Slacktivism, Donate to Nepal Relief Efforts Now Research shows people are much less likely to give to disaster relief efforts long after a galvanizing "start" date. Francie Diep
Economics How to Exploit Male Sexual Competitiveness to Raise Money If a man donates a disproportionate amount of money to an attractive woman, other men will likely follow suit. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice How to Convince Men to Help the Poor New research finds the key to a successful fund-raising campaign is convincing them that their self-interest is aligned with your cause. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Why Do Scandals Destroy Some Politicians but Not Others? We've seen some careers ended, and others accelerated. What does the research have to say about who is ruined by a scandal and who isn't? Seth Masket
News in Brief What If We Just Got Rid of All the Money in Political Campaigns? Three states have already put in place alternatives to standard fundraising practices, but what they've found might surprise you. Seth Masket