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Doing good may make people look better

  • Written by Sara Konrath, Associate Professor, Indiana University, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI
imageA Feed Your City volunteer bundling food to be given away in Atlanta on Sept. 19, 2020.Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Feed Your City Challenge/Atlanta GA

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