Matt Coleman
@Matt__Coleman
Executive Director @GiveMultiplier | Psychology researcher @Harvard Previously: PhD in Psychology @Northeastern & BS in Neuroscience @Tulane
💡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…
"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: outpaced.substack.com/p/when-develop…
🧵 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 👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41562…
🎙️ 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. youtube.com/shorts/NvJYjUL… #MoralPsychology #GivingMultiplier
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 (letstango.org), defuses political animosity and improves democracy-related attitudes. Some key effects last 4 months doi.org/10.1038/s41562…
Since 1954, "The Handbook of Social Psychology" has been the field’s most authoritative reference work, and today is the launch of the all-new 6th edition. Best news? The HSP is now an open-access public resource—free to read, download, and share. the-hsp.com
Important new paper for charitable giving: the preference for charities with lower overhead ratios (i.e., "overhead aversion") can be reduced when both: a) explaining the importance of overhead and b) prompting the donor to deliberate about their choice
New @jedilab_liu paper led by padawan @Harold_Karlsson examining moderators for overhead aversion in charitable giving sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
We’ve just reached 10,000 donations! 🥳 When Giving Multiplier launched in 2020, this milestone was beyond our wildest expectations. Thank you for being a part of our journey! #GivingMultiplier #HeartAndHead #CharitableGiving
New paper with @IkeMDSilver1 and @deborahasmall just out at Psychological Science: People often compare bad acts to other bad acts. Is it worse to kill two people than to kill one? Should someone who assaulted an adult be punished less than someone who did the same to a child?…
🎉 New feature alert: monthly donations are here! You asked, we listened. With recurring donations on Giving Multiplier, you can earn matching funds each month to both your favorite charity and a super-effective charity. 👉 Set up your monthly donation: GivingMultiplier.org…
The Well-Being and Morality Lab is hiring a 1-year post-bacc starting in July/August 2025 to conduct research on social interactions and well-being! Please spread the word. I will do an initial review of applications on April 25. wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External…
"Saving a child’s life is certainly something that everybody can be extremely proud of. Guided by research on differences in cost-effectiveness, many people can do this." ourworldindata.org/cost-effective… (@OurWorldInData)
"Many of us can save a child’s life, if we rely on the best data" @MaxCRoser from @OurWorldInData highlights research by our co-founder @LuciusCaviola showing how everyday donors can have extraordinary impact by giving effectively. 🔗 ourworldindata.org/cost-effective… #EffectiveGiving…
Very cool new paper: simply providing multiple donation options (vs. just one) increases charitable giving by ~20%, without reducing the number of donors. 📰 doi.org/10.1037/xap000…
It was such a blast returning to @Tulane to present about my career journey alongside fellow alum at the 25th anniversary of the neuroscience major! Special thanks to Dr. @JulieMarkant and the @lbdlab_tulane for your incredible support over the years!
Tulane University’s neuroscience major celebrated its 25th anniversary last Friday, welcoming back graduates and professors for a day of reminiscing. Read more about this exciting celebration: tulanehullabaloo.com/69058/data/tul… #Neuroscience #AlumniEvent #HigherEducation #NeuroscienceMajor
Graduating psychology/neuroscience majors interested in research: Reposting this brief guide I made a few years ago on finding post-grad research & lab manager jobs! docs.google.com/document/d/1IF…… (Let me know if there are other resources I should include!)
Navigating the Psych post-bacc job market 2-3 years ago was a big challenge for me, so I put together this brief meta-resource to help our RAs and other undergrads know where to look for available research positions docs.google.com/document/d/1IF…
Our Winter newsletter is out! ❄️ In this edition, we feature one of our super-effective charities (@HelenKellerIntl), one of our trusted expert charity evaluators (@AnimalCharityEv), and provide engaging resources for learning more about high-impact charitable giving. Read it…
Very proud of @GiveMultiplier's impact last year!
We surpassed $1 million in donations in 2024! 🎉 Last year, the nearly 1,000 Giving Multiplier donors collectively accomplished a lot. This includes supporting 600 of their favorite nonprofits, providing disease-preventing treatments to tens of thousands of children, mitigating…