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Grant et al., 2007: Engaging in a 5-minute interaction with a scholarship beneficiary increased money raised among unversity fundraisers over the next month

Reference:

Grant, A. M., Campbell, E. M., Chen, G., Cottone, K., Lapedis, D., & Lee, K. (2007). Impact and the art of motivation maintenance: The effects of contact with beneficiaries on persistence behavior. Organizational behavior and human decision processes, 103(1), 53-67.
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Summary:

University fundraisers given the opportunity to meet and have a respectful 5-minute interaction with a scholarship beneficiary raised 171% more money over the next month. This effect was observed above and beyond both a no-treatment control condition and a condition in which participants read and discussed a one-page letter from a beneficiary about how the scholarship had made a difference in their life. It was mediated by a greater perceived impact of their work and greater persistence.

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Greg Walton & Timothy Wilson