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      "title": "The Optimal Restriction",
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      "statement": "When does restricting a gift help, and when does it harm?",
      "progress": "Evidence from natural experiments or trials on how restriction affects outcomes, including the conditions under which each kind of funding works better.",
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    "body": "\n## Why it matters\n\nThe case for unrestricted funding is strong but mostly built on surveys of what charities prefer. A science of giving needs outcome evidence, including any cases where restriction does better.\n\n## Where to start\n\nLarge shifts toward unrestricted giving, such as funders that relaxed restrictions in 2020, are natural experiments. Comparing grantee outcomes before and after is a feasible first study.\n"
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