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Cassandra Chapman
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Associate Professor at University of Queensland researching the psychology of generosity: philanthropy, fundraising, & all things nonprofits | Kiwi who loves hiking, latin dance, art, architecture, & F1 | www.donorpsych.org
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Cassandra Chapman @cassandrachapman.bsky.social · Nov 25
Kia ora! I'm a social psychologist by training, marketing academic by job title, nonprofit scholar by identity, & former professional fundraiser & aid worker. I research phenomena at the intersection of psychology, generosity, & social change. Follow me for latest research insights on these topics.
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DONOR PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH ROUND-UP
Here's a roundup of our latest research findings on donor psychology & effective and ethical fundraising:

* Meta-analysis shows identification w (1) other donors, (2) beneficiaries, & (3) fundraisers can all promote charitable giving: doi.org/10.1177/0899...
July 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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rgzepeda.bsky.social
The climate activist’s dilemma: Extreme protests reduce movement support but raise climate concern and intentions

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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bleiker.bsky.social
Emma & I had the pleasure of working with @cassandrachapman.bsky.social, our lead-author, & Matthew Hornsey, on this article on ethical tensions in nonprofit fundraising. Part of a joint ARC Linkage Project it involved cross-disciplinary learning & adjusting. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
March 31, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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freyamills.bsky.social
So excited to share the second paper from my PhD: a systematic review of 100 papers looking at the effects of online support groups on the health and wellbeing of people with chronic conditions

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

@profjohndrury.bsky.social
A mixed studies systematic review on the health and wellbeing effects, and underlying mechanisms, of online support groups for chronic conditions - Communications Psychology
Online support groups for people with a chronic condition may positively impact social welleing, behaviour, and adjustment, but they may negatively influence anxiety and distress. The effects on physi...
www.nature.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Our new research on the role of identification in charitable giving is out now in NVSQ. I recorded this short video summarizing key findings & giving ideas to fundraisers & nonprofit managers about how they can effectively harness identification in their campaigns.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNXu...
Harnessing the Power of Identification in Fundraising
YouTube video by Donor Psychology
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February 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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EXPLAINER: How the media influences disaster giving
#fundraising #nonprofits

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How the media influences disaster giving
YouTube video by Donor Psychology
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January 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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News coverage boosts generosity in response to disasters like the LA fires
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News coverage boosts giving after disasters – Australian research team’s findings may offer lessons for Los Angeles fires
All told, donors gave more than US$397 million to support recovery from the ‘black summer’ bushfire disaster.
theconversation.com
January 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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jayvanbavel.bsky.social
Across 80 groups, intergroup contact was consistently associated with lower prejudice.

The type of group and type of contact did not matter.
travislim.bsky.social Travis Lim @travislim.bsky.social · Jan 14
My first paper with @erichehman.bsky.social and @acceb.bsky.social is out! We tested intergroup contact across many different types of groups:

doi.org/10.1525/coll...
January 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Findings from depth interviews with fundraisers shows that actively listening & employing empathy are essential for communicating effectively with donors. Authenticity is also integral for developing a genuine connection.
New #fundraising research >
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Active Empathetic Listening a Process View in Developing Relationships Between Fundraisers and Major Donors
Active Empathetic Listening (AEL) was first published as a theoretical model to explain the role that active listening, and empathy play in developing relationships between buyers and sellers. It w...
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January 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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bleiker.bsky.social
Here it is: a tribute to Emma Hutchison, my amazing wife and research collaborator. I hope it does justice to the brilliant scholar and the remarkable person she was. Sorry it took me a while after Emma’s passing to gather enough strength to honour her. www.rolandbleiker.com/tribute-to-e...
January 6, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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jayvanbavel.bsky.social
Interested in teaching people about social identity, group dynamics, intergroup conflict, & social psychology?

We made a syllabus with free content:
-Course schedule
-Videos
-Readings
-Chapter summaries
-Slides
-Tests
-Activities
-Interactive class Q&A
www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/the-power-...
The POWER OF US Course: A syllabus for teaching about social identity
Issue 123: Calling all educators: we have new free educational materials for teaching about the Power of Shared Identity
www.powerofusnewsletter.com
June 18, 2024 at 3:04 PM
cassandrachapman.bsky.social
This is a big problem, regarding methods & also disciplinary norms. As an interdisciplinary scholar, I often face crossness from reviewers who think their way of doing things is the only valid one. Let's normalize admitting when something is outside our wheelhouse & remaining open minded.
markrubin.bsky.social Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · Dec 18
“Where are the findings? You only provide quotes.”

New article considers qualitative researchers’ experiences of methodologically incongruent peer review feedback

Open Access: dx.doi.org/10.1037/qup0...

Few quotes follow 🧵
Although peer review is one of the central pillars of academic publishing, qualitative researchers’ experiences of this process have been largely overlooked. Existing research and commentary have focused on peer reviewers’ comments on qualitative articles, which are often described as indicative of a quantitative mindset or hostility to nonpositivist qualitative research. We extend this literature by focusing on qualitative researchers’ experiences of methodologically incongruent reviewer and editor comments—comments that are incommensurate with the conceptual foundations of the reviewed research. Qualitative researchers (N = 163) from a range of health and social science disciplines, including psychology, responded to a brief qualitative survey. Most contributors reported that peer reviewers and editors universalized the assumptions and expectations of postpositivist research and reporting. Some also reported that peer reviewers and editors universalized the norms and values particular to specific qualitative approaches. Contributors were concerned that peer reviewers often accept review invitations when they lack relevant methodological expertise and editors often select peer reviewers without such expertise. In response to methodologically incongruent comments, many contributors described a process of initially “pushing back” and explaining why these comments were incongruent with their research. When this educative approach was unsuccessful, some knowingly compromised the methodological integrity of their research and acquiesced to reviewer and editor requests. Earlier career researchers especially highlighted the powerlessness they felt in the peer review process in the context of a “publish or perish” academic climate. We end by outlining contributors’ recommendations for improving the methodological integrity of the peer review of qualitative research.
December 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM
cassandrachapman.bsky.social
So proud of the ever-enthusiastic, hard-working, whip smart, & funtastic Abigail Edwards for submitting her PhD thesis, which applied the concept of psychological ownership to the context of blood donation.
#psychology #generosity #PhDsky #AcademicSky
Thesis cover page for Abigail Edwards: "An application of psychological ownership in blood donation" Abigail Edwards giving a research talk on blood donation
December 18, 2024 at 11:38 PM
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How cute are these fundraising affirmation cards that I just received as a holiday gift from Fundraising Nest for my contribution as a maven! Apt to randomly draw this quote about ethical fundraising today because I've spent the whole morning writing up a project on this very topic!
Fundraising affirmation cards with quotes from Fundraising Nest mavens
December 18, 2024 at 3:59 AM
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Prosocial Motives ❤️🧠📘🔎
In this 5-min video Arvid Erlandsson summarizes his and Stephan Dickert's thinking on four categories of prosocial motive: ❤️ heart, 🧠 head, 📘 book, and 🔎 binoculars.

www.donorpsych.org/post/prosoci...
Prosocial motives: Helping with the Heart, the Head, by the Book, or through the Binoculars
Arvid Erlandsson summarizes a recently published review article proposing a new typology for understanding prosocial motives.
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December 17, 2024 at 12:23 AM
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lucy-rhm.bsky.social
Most agree climate change is the biggest threat to the #GreatBarrierReef 🪸 - but what about solutions?

Our new study identifies a range of perspectives - from adaptative to transformational & we suggest how to navigate divergence of solutions🧭

👉https://rdcu.be/d2vwe
Radar chart shows three rings—the low score in the centre of the chart, the medium score represented by the ring in the middle, and the high score represented by the outer ring. Each line from the centre represents one dimension of wickedness—contestation, complexity, and uncertainty. The scores for the problem space are represented by the colour purple and the scores for the solution space are represented by the colour blue. The graph shows the blue solution space triangle is bigger than the problem space triangle. Both score the same on complexity, but the problem space scores lower on uncertainty and contestation.
December 16, 2024 at 3:49 AM
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Christmas card season🎄
I love snail mail so much! Do others still send holiday cards?
A pile of holiday cards
December 12, 2024 at 10:06 PM
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Our panel at #ARNOVA24 was enigmatically titled "Hot Topics in Philanthropy". I presented data from work with Matt Hornsey & Jess Spence comparing the relative influence of empathy & effectiveness information on charitable giving. Spoiler: both are positively associated but only empathy is causal.
November 25, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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annayahprosser.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone following me here on Bluesky! Welcome! 👋 A little re-introduction to me and my research for those who are new, I'm Annayah! ☺️ I'm a social scientist whose research falls into three branches: environmental identity, open qualitative research, & the power of collective events...
December 11, 2024 at 11:20 AM
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jamielevdan.bsky.social
📣📣📣Call for Papers📣📣📣 This is a pivotal moment to study justice philanthropy, using philanthropic foundations providing a focusing lens. Full call below. Let me know if you have questions. #nonprofitsky #pasky #academicsky

www.istr.org/news/684919/...
CFP: Voluntas Special Issue on Philanthropic Foundations and Justice Philanthropy - www.istr.org
Over the past decade, there have been growing criticisms that philanthropic foundations, which include a variety of grant making organizations, are elitist and inattentive to the needs of marginalized communities. While private foundations and community-based grant makers across the globe have slowly responded to these critiques, COVID-19 and the racial justice movement of 2020 have highlighted the imperative of addressing issues of inequality and structural racism. This convergence is propelling what may be the most substantial change in philanthropy in generations—a commitment to systematic change and the adoption of philanthropic practices that seek to redistribute philanthropic power to previously marginalized communities.
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November 12, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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December 11, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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@jobarraket.bsky.social challenges us to think differently about hybridity and social enterprise. I’ve been enjoying the thoughtful discussions about all things social impact at our strategy day hosted by UQ Business School
Professor Jo Barraket Jo Barraket gives a talk on rethinking hybridity and social enterprise
December 12, 2024 at 4:55 AM
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Sharyn Rundle-Thiel sharing her expertise about how to map social impact & the incredible work she’s doing co-creating social marketing campaigns to generate positive social impact. They’re helping to save koalas! 🐨🐨🐨

Part of a Social Impact strategy day hosted by UQ Business School 🌈✨
December 12, 2024 at 2:21 AM
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jayvanbavel.bsky.social
Interventions that enable individuals to circumvent obstacles, offers social support, provides incentives, and highlights healthy social norms are very effective at changing behavior.

Changing emotions, attitudes, and beliefs, doesn't help much. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
September 22, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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FAILURE IS NORMAL
I fail a lot. My work is constantly rejected. Reviewers sometimes thrash my work harshly. And I've also had successes. People mostly see the success.

Let's avoid comparing our insides to other people's outsides.
#AcademicSky #PhDSky

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December 10, 2024 at 3:10 AM