Koray Özpolat|Juanita Rilling|Nezih Altay|Eric Chavez
Engaging donors in smart compassion: USAID CIDI’s Greatest Good Donation Calculator
University of Rhode Island|United States Agency for International Development|DePaul University|United States Agency for International Development
purpose purpose paper introduce gamelike decision tool greatest good donations calculator ggdc collaboratively developed scholars university rhode island usaid center international disaster information designmethodologyapproach study grounded two streams research human learning games systems dynamics literature problem unsolicited inkind donations discussed followed development ggdc findings ggdc gamelike decision tool informs users complexities associated humanitarian supply chains ineffective nature unsolicited inkind donations compared monetary contributions sent response international disasters research limitationsimplications ggdc could made interactive playable could improve user engagement ggdcs value humanitarian community public could also measured ways surveys ab split tests major donation campaign practical implications games simulations gamelike tools could successfully used educate donors smart compassion social implications humanitarian researchers scholars consider games motivatedrive social change humanitarian world originalityvalue first paper introduce ggdc humanitarian logistics community detailed content positioning study academic literature stages development scholars searching adopt games developing new games humanitarian world may find information valuable ggdc unique example federal government academia collaboration raising public awareness unsolicited good donations problem