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How to get the biggest bang out of matching funds

  • Written by Laura Gee, Assistant Professor of Economics, Tufts University
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How many times have you tuned into your local NPR station and instead of the regularly scheduled program you’ve heard “If we get 20 donations by the end of this hour, a generous donor will give us $500 in matching funds”? How much of your mail and email, especially in December,...

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