The Effect of Gift Timing on Charitable Giving

Last registered on May 13, 2019
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
The Effect of Gift Timing on Charitable Giving
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0004173
Initial registration date
May 03, 2019

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
May 13, 2019, 11:27 PM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Marta Serra-Garcia
Affiliation
UC San Diego
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2019-05-02
End date
2023-05-02
Keywords
Other
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This study conducts a randomized field experiment among alumni of a business school. Charitable gifts will be solicited from alumni via mail and email. The experiment will test the effects of requesting two different types of gifts.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Serra-Garcia, Marta. 2019. "The Effect of Gift Timing on Charitable Giving ." AEA RCT Registry. May 13. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.4173-1.0
Former Citation
Serra-Garcia, Marta. 2019. "The Effect of Gift Timing on Charitable Giving ." AEA RCT Registry. May 13. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/4173/history/46346
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2019-05-02
Intervention End Date
2019-07-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
- The likelihood that a potential donor replies to the solicitation
- The amount that is given initially (conditional and unconditional)
- The amount projected and actually collected after 3 months and 6 months (conditional and unconditional)
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We will conduct a randomized experiment among alumni of a business school. Charitable gifts will be solicited from alumni via mail and email. The experiment will test the effects of requesting two different types of gifts.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
1,142 alumni
Sample size: planned number of observations
1,142 alumni
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
The sample will be split approximately equally across the two treatments.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Project #190143SX
IRB Approval Date
2019-02-04
IRB Approval Number
190143SX
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Post-Trial

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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