Matt Coleman
@Matt__Coleman
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Executive Director @GiveMultiplier | Psychology researcher @Harvard Previously: PhD in Psychology @Northeastern & BS in Neuroscience @Tulane
Cambridge, MA
Joined June 2018
Happy 5th birthday to @GiveMultiplier! It's been an incredible joy to direct the platform for the past couple years. Stay tuned for our biggest initiative yet, launching next month.
🎉 Giving Multiplier turns 5! We launched in 2020 as a proof of concept — could we apply behavioral science to help people increase their charitable impact? “We would have been happy if we raised a little bit better than bake sale," said co-founder Prof. Joshua Greene
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🍂 Our Fall newsletter is here! 🎧 See the impact generated by "Ologies" podcast listeners, who raised $675,000 for charity in two months 🐔 Learn how @TheHumaneLeague improves the lives of millions of farmed animals 🪣 Read our director @Matt__Coleman’s article in @behscientist
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Congratulations to @GiveDirectly, one of our expert-recommended charities, on a $100 million donation from @canva to send cash to families living in extreme poverty. Absolutely extraordinary!
💜 Thanks to our Canva community, we’re committing another $100M with @GiveDirectly to empower 185,000 more people living in extreme poverty with the dignity of choice: https://t.co/0nmNMxQHHn
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New research from Janek Kretschmer & @ProfPaulSmeets: separating donation decisions into two stages (1. how much to give, 2. which charity to support) increases charitable impact. Paper: https://t.co/OB3Y7QS5zf
💡 How can we help donors give more effectively? Our new paper explores a simple tweak that boosts both giving and impact. 🧵
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📰 Greene Lab research featured today in The @BostonGlobe. At first-year orientation in August, 900 @Harvard students played "Tango", a two-player online trivia game that builds bridges across political divides. Research led by PhD student Lucas Woodley. https://t.co/BFIuJpQ9yW
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Tango brings liberals and conservatives together through an assumption-busting quiz.
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5 years ago I co-founded @GiveMultiplier—since then we’ve raised nearly $5M for charities. This World Farm Animals Day, we’re partnering with @farmkind_giving & @TheHumaneLeague to free 100,000 hens from cages. Donations matched 50%—join us! 🐔🐔🐔 🔗 https://t.co/vl4u625D37
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New article I wrote at Behavioral Scientist (@behscientist): I share the psychological research on "drop-in-the-bucket" thinking, how this tendency shows up when trying to make an impact, and what we can do about it. Article: https://t.co/emwBWdhwVm
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ICYMI: Three weeks ago, we were featured on the award-winning science podcast "Ologies with Alie Ward". Since then, hundreds of Ologites have collectively directed an astounding $445,000 toward combating extreme poverty and climate change, supporting 230+ of their favorite
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Listen to undefined from Ologies with Alie Ward wherever you get your podcasts!
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New RCT finds that helping others improves well-being more than "self-kindness", with befits for depressed mood, anxiety, and loneliness. https://t.co/1GJYjzYnj0
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Fantastic new episode of the @Ologies podcast! An insightful (and often hilarious) discussion on navigating difficult moral decisions and Josh's applied research projects for expanding the circle of "us":
NEW: J.Greene interviewed on the award-winning podcast @Ologies with @alieward. In this "Trolleyology" episode, Josh discusses moral dilemmas, effective charitable giving (@GiveMultiplier), building bridges across political divides, and more. 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/RtelsuOqO6
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♻️ Giving Multiplier powers a virtuous circle of giving. Matching funds inspire donations to highly effective charities. In turn, those donations encourage others to provide more matching funds, keeping this "supply-and-demand cycle" going. When you give through Giving
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Can’t commit to vegetarianism or veganism but want animals to suffer less? You’ve got options! Here's my advice in @voxdotcom: https://t.co/ejkK8xnT4S
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This doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing.
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People in rich countries often underestimate how wealthy they are globally. A new study finds that a simple nudge correcting this misperception increases generosity. Research by @GlenSpiteri, @MaxMa1er, Harry Coulson, & @FalkLieder: https://t.co/mYyWyQe9wJ
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People see giving time (volunteering) as more impactful than giving money (donating), in part because it feels more personal and connected to the self. New paper led by @SamiKassirer: https://t.co/nyy8cC5NFC
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💡How our unique matching system fuels generosity: Conventional match campaigns are limited-time offers, funded by 1-2 large donors, and restricted to one charity. Giving Multiplier is different. Our matching funds are: 🗓️ Available year-round ♾ Powered by hundreds of
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"Maybe we are born with a surprisingly inclusive capacity to care, and over time, we learn to direct that concern more selectively." New research on moral development, summarized on Substack by @LuciusCaviola: https://t.co/VjUybOVjbG
🧵 New paper out in Nature Human Behaviour! We often assume that as kids grow up, their moral circle—who they care about—gets bigger. But sometimes, it shrinks. Here’s what we found 👇 🔗 https://t.co/9XLg3BXpIt
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Check us out: https://t.co/BsLZBdJLqY — we offer year-round matching funds (and don't charge fees), addressing urgent global challenges like extreme poverty and climate change. Exciting updates coming later this year!
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Give to both your personal favorite charity and a super-effective charity recommended by experts. We’ll add to both of your donations through our matching system.
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Today marks one year since I started full-time at Giving Multiplier (@GiveMultiplier). It's been an incredibly fulfilling journey so far. Thank you to Dr. @LuciusCaviola and Prof. Josh Greene (@MoralityLab) for your brilliant, compassionate mentorship every step of the way.
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🎙️ New on the Lives Well Lived podcast hosted by @PeterSinger and Kasia de Lazari-Radek: Interview with Joshua Greene, Harvard psychology professor and Giving Multiplier co-founder, on uniting moral tribes. https://t.co/bfy63oNb77
#MoralPsychology #GivingMultiplier
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Remarkable new paper from Prof. Josh Greene’s lab, led by PhD student Lucas Woodley, demonstrating their online two-player quiz game durably reduces political animosity. So glad to finally see this important work out in the world!
🧵1/12 New GreeneLab paper in Nature Human Behaviour—after 5+ years! Our cooperative quiz game, Tango ( https://t.co/nyTTUInkbs), defuses political animosity and improves democracy-related attitudes. Some key effects last 4 months https://t.co/fZr6MJQrWF
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