Christian Smith, Michael O. Emerson, and Patricia Snell
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195337112
- eISBN:
- 9780199868414
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195337112.003.0003
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
This chapter examines various data sources on charitable giving in the United States to establish six crucial facts about the giving of American Christians. These are that at least one out of five ...
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This chapter examines various data sources on charitable giving in the United States to establish six crucial facts about the giving of American Christians. These are that at least one out of five American Christians — twenty percent of all American Christians — gives literally nothing to church, para-church, or nonreligious charities; the vast majority of American Christians give very little to church, para-church, or nonreligious charities; American Christians do not give their dollars evenly among themselves, but, rather, a small minority of generous givers among them contributes most of the total Christian dollars given; higher income earning American Christians — like Americans generally — give little to no more money as a percentage of household income than lower income earning Christians; despite a massive growth of real per capita income over the 20th century, the average percentage share of income given by American Christians not only did not grow actually declined slightly during this time period; and the vast majority of the money that American Christians do give to religion is spent in and for their own local communities of faith — little is spent on missions, development, and poverty relief outside of local congregations, particularly outside the United States.Less
This chapter examines various data sources on charitable giving in the United States to establish six crucial facts about the giving of American Christians. These are that at least one out of five American Christians — twenty percent of all American Christians — gives literally nothing to church, para-church, or nonreligious charities; the vast majority of American Christians give very little to church, para-church, or nonreligious charities; American Christians do not give their dollars evenly among themselves, but, rather, a small minority of generous givers among them contributes most of the total Christian dollars given; higher income earning American Christians — like Americans generally — give little to no more money as a percentage of household income than lower income earning Christians; despite a massive growth of real per capita income over the 20th century, the average percentage share of income given by American Christians not only did not grow actually declined slightly during this time period; and the vast majority of the money that American Christians do give to religion is spent in and for their own local communities of faith — little is spent on missions, development, and poverty relief outside of local congregations, particularly outside the United States.
Erik Hurst
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199549108
- eISBN:
- 9780191720734
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199549108.003.0003
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Pensions and Pension Management
This chapter summarizes five facts from the recent literature on consumption behavior during retirement. Most importantly, it shows that there is substantial heterogeneity in spending changes at ...
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This chapter summarizes five facts from the recent literature on consumption behavior during retirement. Most importantly, it shows that there is substantial heterogeneity in spending changes at retirement across consumption categories. Observed declines in spending during retirement are limited to food and work-related expenses. Even though food spending declines during retirement, actual food intake remains constant. Furthermore, the literature shows that there is substantial heterogeneity across households in the change in expenditure associated with retirement. Much of this heterogeneity, however, can be explained by households involuntarily retiring. Overall, the evidence suggests that the standard model of lifecycle consumption augmented with home production and uncertain health shocks does well in explaining the consumption patterns of most households as they transition into retirement.Less
This chapter summarizes five facts from the recent literature on consumption behavior during retirement. Most importantly, it shows that there is substantial heterogeneity in spending changes at retirement across consumption categories. Observed declines in spending during retirement are limited to food and work-related expenses. Even though food spending declines during retirement, actual food intake remains constant. Furthermore, the literature shows that there is substantial heterogeneity across households in the change in expenditure associated with retirement. Much of this heterogeneity, however, can be explained by households involuntarily retiring. Overall, the evidence suggests that the standard model of lifecycle consumption augmented with home production and uncertain health shocks does well in explaining the consumption patterns of most households as they transition into retirement.
Ajaz Ahmed Khan
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199916023
- eISBN:
- 9780199950447
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199916023.003.0004
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This chapter examines the motivations for charitable giving. It takes a look at the aspirations and expectations of individual donors from the United Kingdom to a certain Muslim charity, Islamic ...
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This chapter examines the motivations for charitable giving. It takes a look at the aspirations and expectations of individual donors from the United Kingdom to a certain Muslim charity, Islamic Relief. This discussion occasionally refers to Islamic teachings, which help in understanding the motivations of many donors, and to the structure of development programs and organizational fundraising. This chapter also challenges and confirms several basic assumptions about the motivations of donors.Less
This chapter examines the motivations for charitable giving. It takes a look at the aspirations and expectations of individual donors from the United Kingdom to a certain Muslim charity, Islamic Relief. This discussion occasionally refers to Islamic teachings, which help in understanding the motivations of many donors, and to the structure of development programs and organizational fundraising. This chapter also challenges and confirms several basic assumptions about the motivations of donors.
PETER MARSHALL
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780198207733
- eISBN:
- 9780191716812
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198207733.003.0008
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Early Modern History
Disputing the contention that the Reformation led to a loss of interest in memorialising the dead, this chapter analyses the rich and varied commemorative culture of post-Reformation England. It ...
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Disputing the contention that the Reformation led to a loss of interest in memorialising the dead, this chapter analyses the rich and varied commemorative culture of post-Reformation England. It explores the concept of ‘duties’ towards the dead, including the imperative not to speak ill of them. The changing meanings of the concept of ‘memory’ are addressed, and new, as well as continuing, patterns of memorialisation are traced through tomb construction, epitaphs, printed funeral sermons, and forms of charitable giving. The ways that the memory of the dead mediated social status and hierarchy among the living are explored, and the chapter argues against the notion that either ‘secularization’ or ‘individualism’ are the keynotes of post-Reformation society's conceptualization of its dead.Less
Disputing the contention that the Reformation led to a loss of interest in memorialising the dead, this chapter analyses the rich and varied commemorative culture of post-Reformation England. It explores the concept of ‘duties’ towards the dead, including the imperative not to speak ill of them. The changing meanings of the concept of ‘memory’ are addressed, and new, as well as continuing, patterns of memorialisation are traced through tomb construction, epitaphs, printed funeral sermons, and forms of charitable giving. The ways that the memory of the dead mediated social status and hierarchy among the living are explored, and the chapter argues against the notion that either ‘secularization’ or ‘individualism’ are the keynotes of post-Reformation society's conceptualization of its dead.
Andrew D. Brown
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198205210
- eISBN:
- 9780191676550
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198205210.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History, History of Religion
The clear links between the Trinity hospital, the St George guild, and the town government show that yet another layer should be added to the devotional structures within certain late medieval towns. ...
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The clear links between the Trinity hospital, the St George guild, and the town government show that yet another layer should be added to the devotional structures within certain late medieval towns. However, hospitals and almshouses also raise wider issues about charitable giving. Provision for the poor was inseparable from pious expression; it was, as canonists had emphasized since the twelfth century, one of the seven works of mercy in the penitential process of making satisfaction for sin. In return, the poor were expected to pray for the souls of the benefactors in a regular regime of prayer. M. Rubin has argued that there were changes for the worse. The difficulty is knowing how far hospital foundation is a ‘sensitive indicator’ of changing attitudes to the poor, or how far it reflects other pressures. It is important to relate hospital history to that of other institutions: religious houses, parishes, and, as the Trinity hospital suggests, guilds.Less
The clear links between the Trinity hospital, the St George guild, and the town government show that yet another layer should be added to the devotional structures within certain late medieval towns. However, hospitals and almshouses also raise wider issues about charitable giving. Provision for the poor was inseparable from pious expression; it was, as canonists had emphasized since the twelfth century, one of the seven works of mercy in the penitential process of making satisfaction for sin. In return, the poor were expected to pray for the souls of the benefactors in a regular regime of prayer. M. Rubin has argued that there were changes for the worse. The difficulty is knowing how far hospital foundation is a ‘sensitive indicator’ of changing attitudes to the poor, or how far it reflects other pressures. It is important to relate hospital history to that of other institutions: religious houses, parishes, and, as the Trinity hospital suggests, guilds.
Beth Breeze
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- May 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781447325000
- eISBN:
- 9781447325314
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447325000.001.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Behavioural Economics
This book is the first academic study of the profession of fundraising in the UK. Fundraising is an essential yet largely invisible career, despite its growing importance during a period of extensive ...
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This book is the first academic study of the profession of fundraising in the UK. Fundraising is an essential yet largely invisible career, despite its growing importance during a period of extensive public spending cuts and growing reliance on charities. There is a growing body of work focused on donors, such that the identity and motivation of those who provide resources are increasingly understood. Yet little is known about the motivation and characteristics of those who ask for voluntary support, despite almost every donation being solicited. As it is not possible to understand charitable giving without accounting for the role of fundraising, this book provides the first empirically-grounded and theorised account of the identity, characteristics and motivation of fundraisers in the UK. Based on original data collected during a 3-year study of over 1,200 fundraisers, the book describes the complexity and subtlety of their everyday practices and makes an argument that the ‘new fundraisers’ have recently emerged in a necessarily complementary relationship with the far more widely discussed phenomenon of the ‘new philanthropists’. As well as a corrective to the lack of meaningful academic interest in this subject, this book is also a response to the growing hostility to fundraising in both the public and political spheres. It provides a better understanding of this important aspect of social life, and challenges the illogical position whereby charities are widely admired, but the people who keep them in business are not.Less
This book is the first academic study of the profession of fundraising in the UK. Fundraising is an essential yet largely invisible career, despite its growing importance during a period of extensive public spending cuts and growing reliance on charities. There is a growing body of work focused on donors, such that the identity and motivation of those who provide resources are increasingly understood. Yet little is known about the motivation and characteristics of those who ask for voluntary support, despite almost every donation being solicited. As it is not possible to understand charitable giving without accounting for the role of fundraising, this book provides the first empirically-grounded and theorised account of the identity, characteristics and motivation of fundraisers in the UK. Based on original data collected during a 3-year study of over 1,200 fundraisers, the book describes the complexity and subtlety of their everyday practices and makes an argument that the ‘new fundraisers’ have recently emerged in a necessarily complementary relationship with the far more widely discussed phenomenon of the ‘new philanthropists’. As well as a corrective to the lack of meaningful academic interest in this subject, this book is also a response to the growing hostility to fundraising in both the public and political spheres. It provides a better understanding of this important aspect of social life, and challenges the illogical position whereby charities are widely admired, but the people who keep them in business are not.
Aaron S. Edlin
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- November 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780231143653
- eISBN:
- 9780231527866
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231143653.003.0023
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
Many people do not give as much as they can afford to charity due to the seeming irrelevance of a single contribution. The problem with good causes is that the very thing that makes a charity a good ...
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Many people do not give as much as they can afford to charity due to the seeming irrelevance of a single contribution. The problem with good causes is that the very thing that makes a charity a good cause is the enormity of the problem it is fighting. Yet because the problem is so vast, it appears that one's gift is merely a drop in the bucket. This chapter proposes a strategy to deal with this problem. It involves expanding upon the idea and power of a matching grant: the Choose-Your-Charity Tax. Under the current tax system, contributions to eligible charities are tax-deductible. The Choose-Your-Charity Tax proposal would replace that rule—and go much further. The new rule would be this: People would get a tax credit of $1 for each dollar they spend, up to a certain limit, on a charitable contribution. To make the plan revenue-neutral for the government, that limit would be equivalent to a tax increase.Less
Many people do not give as much as they can afford to charity due to the seeming irrelevance of a single contribution. The problem with good causes is that the very thing that makes a charity a good cause is the enormity of the problem it is fighting. Yet because the problem is so vast, it appears that one's gift is merely a drop in the bucket. This chapter proposes a strategy to deal with this problem. It involves expanding upon the idea and power of a matching grant: the Choose-Your-Charity Tax. Under the current tax system, contributions to eligible charities are tax-deductible. The Choose-Your-Charity Tax proposal would replace that rule—and go much further. The new rule would be this: People would get a tax credit of $1 for each dollar they spend, up to a certain limit, on a charitable contribution. To make the plan revenue-neutral for the government, that limit would be equivalent to a tax increase.
Gabrielle Fack and Camille Landais
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- October 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198723660
- eISBN:
- 9780191790751
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198723660.003.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
This chapter provides an overview of the conference volume and presents unique evidence on the historical and comparative evolution of charitable giving and tax policies. It summarizes the main ...
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This chapter provides an overview of the conference volume and presents unique evidence on the historical and comparative evolution of charitable giving and tax policies. It summarizes the main aspects of the comparative history of tax incentives, focusing on countries for which original historical panels of tax data have been collected: US, Canada, France and Denmark. It then discuss the advantages of using tax data to analyze charitable giving and presents some original results on the comparison of the long run evolution of charitable contributions across these countries. Finally, it presents the main policy questions addressed in the volume, from the positive analysis of the behavioural responses to charitable incentives to the normative analysis of the optimal tax treatment of gifts.Less
This chapter provides an overview of the conference volume and presents unique evidence on the historical and comparative evolution of charitable giving and tax policies. It summarizes the main aspects of the comparative history of tax incentives, focusing on countries for which original historical panels of tax data have been collected: US, Canada, France and Denmark. It then discuss the advantages of using tax data to analyze charitable giving and presents some original results on the comparison of the long run evolution of charitable contributions across these countries. Finally, it presents the main policy questions addressed in the volume, from the positive analysis of the behavioural responses to charitable incentives to the normative analysis of the optimal tax treatment of gifts.
Charles T. Clotfelter
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- October 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198723660
- eISBN:
- 9780191790751
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198723660.003.0003
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
Charitable contributions play a bigger role in the provision of public goods in the United States than in other developed countries. This chapter begins by providing some broader context for ...
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Charitable contributions play a bigger role in the provision of public goods in the United States than in other developed countries. This chapter begins by providing some broader context for understanding the role of tax policy toward charitable giving in the US. It describes the basic components of American tax policy, its implications for incentives for donors, and some of the prominent tax policy issues that arise in connection with the charitable deduction. It also discusses the unusually large role played by wealthy donors by virtue of the charitable deduction. Then, the chapter discusses issues of optimal design of tax policy on charitable giving and examines the possible effect of different tax reforms.Less
Charitable contributions play a bigger role in the provision of public goods in the United States than in other developed countries. This chapter begins by providing some broader context for understanding the role of tax policy toward charitable giving in the US. It describes the basic components of American tax policy, its implications for incentives for donors, and some of the prominent tax policy issues that arise in connection with the charitable deduction. It also discusses the unusually large role played by wealthy donors by virtue of the charitable deduction. Then, the chapter discusses issues of optimal design of tax policy on charitable giving and examines the possible effect of different tax reforms.
Gabrielle Fack and Camille Landais
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- October 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198723660
- eISBN:
- 9780191790751
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198723660.003.0004
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
This chapter provides unique evidence of substantial behavioral responses of wealthy taxpayers to charitable giving deductions in a very long time perspective, using original historical data ...
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This chapter provides unique evidence of substantial behavioral responses of wealthy taxpayers to charitable giving deductions in a very long time perspective, using original historical data collected from tax records. It then investigates the anatomy of this response. Using the tightening of the rules regulating private foundations implemented in 1969 as a natural experiment on tax enforcement in the US, it shows that tax cheating and tax optimization explain a large fraction of the elasticity of charitable giving of the very wealthy. The chapter develops a model of tax cheating and shows that tax cheating is a first-order phenomenon to assess optimal tax policies for charitable contributions.Less
This chapter provides unique evidence of substantial behavioral responses of wealthy taxpayers to charitable giving deductions in a very long time perspective, using original historical data collected from tax records. It then investigates the anatomy of this response. Using the tightening of the rules regulating private foundations implemented in 1969 as a natural experiment on tax enforcement in the US, it shows that tax cheating and tax optimization explain a large fraction of the elasticity of charitable giving of the very wealthy. The chapter develops a model of tax cheating and shows that tax cheating is a first-order phenomenon to assess optimal tax policies for charitable contributions.
Nina Bandelj, Tyler Boston, Julia Elyachar, Julie Kim, Michael McBride, Zaibu Tufail, and James Owen Weatherall
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- January 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780691168685
- eISBN:
- 9781400885268
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691168685.003.0003
- Subject:
- Sociology, Economic Sociology
This chapter reports findings from an interdisciplinary investigation of charitable giving. The authors studied charity contributions using a Dictator Game experimental design whereby participants ...
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This chapter reports findings from an interdisciplinary investigation of charitable giving. The authors studied charity contributions using a Dictator Game experimental design whereby participants are given tokens with real money value and can decide to contribute to charity or to keep the money for themselves. But to get a better sense of the role of morals and emotions, they also asked participants to explain their motivations for giving. In addition, they conducted the experiment with the same student participants at two different points in time. They found that those who contribute more to charity tend to be women, tend to evaluate themselves as less self-interested, and are more likely to have been those who gave to charity at the first point in time. The choices of particular charities are not very consistent over time but depend on participants' moral and emotional evaluations. The chapter concludes that even in abstract experimental conditions, moral judgments and emotional underpinnings are not discrete influences on how people think about and use money but are thoroughly intertwined, relationally grounded, and reinforced by practice.Less
This chapter reports findings from an interdisciplinary investigation of charitable giving. The authors studied charity contributions using a Dictator Game experimental design whereby participants are given tokens with real money value and can decide to contribute to charity or to keep the money for themselves. But to get a better sense of the role of morals and emotions, they also asked participants to explain their motivations for giving. In addition, they conducted the experiment with the same student participants at two different points in time. They found that those who contribute more to charity tend to be women, tend to evaluate themselves as less self-interested, and are more likely to have been those who gave to charity at the first point in time. The choices of particular charities are not very consistent over time but depend on participants' moral and emotional evaluations. The chapter concludes that even in abstract experimental conditions, moral judgments and emotional underpinnings are not discrete influences on how people think about and use money but are thoroughly intertwined, relationally grounded, and reinforced by practice.
Anthony B. Atkinson
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- October 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198723660
- eISBN:
- 9780191790751
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198723660.003.0002
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
This chapter provides an overview of the literature on charitable giving in economics and on the debates surrounding optimal policies toward charitable giving, illustrated by the case study of giving ...
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This chapter provides an overview of the literature on charitable giving in economics and on the debates surrounding optimal policies toward charitable giving, illustrated by the case study of giving for overseas development in the UK. It first reconsiders the motives for charitable giving within the framework of utility maximisation and proposes a new formulation, the “‘identification” approach, that blends the scale of the warm-glow approach with the results focus of the public goods formulation. It then analyzes giving as part of a dynamic lifetime process, considering both lifetime giving and charitable bequests.It finally turns to the normative questions and the challenges for welfare economics.These are two-fold. First, the existence of individual concern for charitable objects raises the issue as to how such individual concerns should enter the social welfare function Secondly, the case study considered here raises the issue of the global reach of the social welfare functionLess
This chapter provides an overview of the literature on charitable giving in economics and on the debates surrounding optimal policies toward charitable giving, illustrated by the case study of giving for overseas development in the UK. It first reconsiders the motives for charitable giving within the framework of utility maximisation and proposes a new formulation, the “‘identification” approach, that blends the scale of the warm-glow approach with the results focus of the public goods formulation. It then analyzes giving as part of a dynamic lifetime process, considering both lifetime giving and charitable bequests.It finally turns to the normative questions and the challenges for welfare economics.These are two-fold. First, the existence of individual concern for charitable objects raises the issue as to how such individual concerns should enter the social welfare function Secondly, the case study considered here raises the issue of the global reach of the social welfare function
Mark Ottoni-Wilhelm
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780262035651
- eISBN:
- 9780262337915
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262035651.003.0005
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, History of Economic Thought
The same dual–motive theory that combines altruism and egoism/warm glow is used in economics to study charitable giving and in psychology to study helping behavior. However, the two disciplines have ...
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The same dual–motive theory that combines altruism and egoism/warm glow is used in economics to study charitable giving and in psychology to study helping behavior. However, the two disciplines have taken different approaches to experimental testing. This paper builds a bridge between the different experimental approaches. For economists, the importance of this bridge is that it leads to a systematic description of six specific types of egoism/warm glow, and further suggests experimental designs that could be used to investigate warm glow motives in charitable giving. For psychologists, the bridge is important because the experimental design in economics suggests a way to test, directly rather than indirectly, the empathy–altruism hypothesis.Less
The same dual–motive theory that combines altruism and egoism/warm glow is used in economics to study charitable giving and in psychology to study helping behavior. However, the two disciplines have taken different approaches to experimental testing. This paper builds a bridge between the different experimental approaches. For economists, the importance of this bridge is that it leads to a systematic description of six specific types of egoism/warm glow, and further suggests experimental designs that could be used to investigate warm glow motives in charitable giving. For psychologists, the bridge is important because the experimental design in economics suggests a way to test, directly rather than indirectly, the empathy–altruism hypothesis.
Barbara Lethem Ibrahim and Dina H. Sherif
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789774162077
- eISBN:
- 9781617970283
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774162077.003.0003
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This chapter discusses philanthropy in the Kingdom of Jordan. Although Jordan is not a wealthy country by world standards, the philanthropic sector in the country is thriving and the private sector ...
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This chapter discusses philanthropy in the Kingdom of Jordan. Although Jordan is not a wealthy country by world standards, the philanthropic sector in the country is thriving and the private sector is fully engaged. Private philanthropic giving in Jordan has grown into a multimillion-dollar industry, one that is undergoing a vigorous transformation. The institutionalization of philanthropy in Jordan is rapidly increasing, with many philanthropists thinking in terms of long-term social change as opposed to charitable giving.Less
This chapter discusses philanthropy in the Kingdom of Jordan. Although Jordan is not a wealthy country by world standards, the philanthropic sector in the country is thriving and the private sector is fully engaged. Private philanthropic giving in Jordan has grown into a multimillion-dollar industry, one that is undergoing a vigorous transformation. The institutionalization of philanthropy in Jordan is rapidly increasing, with many philanthropists thinking in terms of long-term social change as opposed to charitable giving.
Alisha Rankin
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226925387
- eISBN:
- 9780226925394
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226925394.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
This chapter discusses the life and experiences of Dorothea of Mansfeld. She was considered to be one of the best healing practitioner in German court culture. This chapter presents the link between ...
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This chapter discusses the life and experiences of Dorothea of Mansfeld. She was considered to be one of the best healing practitioner in German court culture. This chapter presents the link between medical practice, charitable giving, and court patronage. It highlights how Dorothea benefited from the pious reputation and fame for her healing acts. It also tackles how she used her reputation to her own advantage by writing about her healing.Less
This chapter discusses the life and experiences of Dorothea of Mansfeld. She was considered to be one of the best healing practitioner in German court culture. This chapter presents the link between medical practice, charitable giving, and court patronage. It highlights how Dorothea benefited from the pious reputation and fame for her healing acts. It also tackles how she used her reputation to her own advantage by writing about her healing.
Gabrielle Fack and Camille Landais (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- October 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198723660
- eISBN:
- 9780191790751
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198723660.001.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
Since the late 1990s, differentials in the level of private contributions to charitable organizations have become a central matter of public policy. Because private charitable contributions finance a ...
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Since the late 1990s, differentials in the level of private contributions to charitable organizations have become a central matter of public policy. Because private charitable contributions finance a variety of socially valuable activities (education, arts, etc.), many governments have tried to boost private philanthropy through active policy interventions. Furthermore, the temptation of relying on private contributions to finance the provision of public goods has increased substantially in recent years as fiscal constraints have become tighter. Yet there is little robust quantitative evidence regarding the differentials in private charitable giving across countries and more importantly very little consensus on why these differentials exist. By providing an original comparative and historical analysis across different countries, the chapters gathered in this conference volume aim at shedding new light on the determinants of private philanthropy, and ultimately, wish to provide interesting practical insights for improving tax policies toward charitable giving.Less
Since the late 1990s, differentials in the level of private contributions to charitable organizations have become a central matter of public policy. Because private charitable contributions finance a variety of socially valuable activities (education, arts, etc.), many governments have tried to boost private philanthropy through active policy interventions. Furthermore, the temptation of relying on private contributions to finance the provision of public goods has increased substantially in recent years as fiscal constraints have become tighter. Yet there is little robust quantitative evidence regarding the differentials in private charitable giving across countries and more importantly very little consensus on why these differentials exist. By providing an original comparative and historical analysis across different countries, the chapters gathered in this conference volume aim at shedding new light on the determinants of private philanthropy, and ultimately, wish to provide interesting practical insights for improving tax policies toward charitable giving.
Barbara Lethem Ibrahim and Dina H. Sherif
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789774162077
- eISBN:
- 9781617970283
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774162077.003.0008
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This chapter discusses philanthropy in Qatar. Qatar's charitable activities include both traditional and creative modes of channeling philanthropy. Since these philanthropic initiatives are ...
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This chapter discusses philanthropy in Qatar. Qatar's charitable activities include both traditional and creative modes of channeling philanthropy. Since these philanthropic initiatives are relatively recent, perhaps the main recommendation that could be made is that they focus on continued growth and diversification. Like-minded initiatives should establish productive avenues of communication among themselves to ensure the effectiveness of their giving and to avoid duplication. The momentum corporate philanthropy has gained over the past few years needs to be maintained, with greater emphasis placed on institutionalization. Currently, most corporate social responsibility initiatives take the form of financial donations or in-kind contributions to worthy causes, but companies are expected increasingly to seek to align their core business activities with goals and programs that engage the entire work force and supply chain in addressing sustainable development and attacking poverty at its roots.Less
This chapter discusses philanthropy in Qatar. Qatar's charitable activities include both traditional and creative modes of channeling philanthropy. Since these philanthropic initiatives are relatively recent, perhaps the main recommendation that could be made is that they focus on continued growth and diversification. Like-minded initiatives should establish productive avenues of communication among themselves to ensure the effectiveness of their giving and to avoid duplication. The momentum corporate philanthropy has gained over the past few years needs to be maintained, with greater emphasis placed on institutionalization. Currently, most corporate social responsibility initiatives take the form of financial donations or in-kind contributions to worthy causes, but companies are expected increasingly to seek to align their core business activities with goals and programs that engage the entire work force and supply chain in addressing sustainable development and attacking poverty at its roots.
Jeffrey R. Brown, Stephen G. Dimmock, and Scott Weisbenner
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780226201832
- eISBN:
- 9780226201979
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226201979.003.0005
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Microeconomics
Charitable donations are an important revenue source for many institutions of higher education. We explore how donations respond to economic and financial market shocks, accounting for both supply ...
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Charitable donations are an important revenue source for many institutions of higher education. We explore how donations respond to economic and financial market shocks, accounting for both supply and demand channels through which these shocks operate. In panel data with fixed effects to control for unobservable differences across universities, we find that overall donations to higher education-and especially capital donations for university endowments or for buildings-are positively and significantly correlated with the average income and house values in the state where the university is located (supply effects). We also find that when a university suffers a negative endowment shock that is large relative to its operating budget, donations increase (demand effects). This is especially true for donations earmarked for current use. We conclude by discussing the importance of understanding how donations respond to economic shocks for effective financial risk management by colleges and universities.Less
Charitable donations are an important revenue source for many institutions of higher education. We explore how donations respond to economic and financial market shocks, accounting for both supply and demand channels through which these shocks operate. In panel data with fixed effects to control for unobservable differences across universities, we find that overall donations to higher education-and especially capital donations for university endowments or for buildings-are positively and significantly correlated with the average income and house values in the state where the university is located (supply effects). We also find that when a university suffers a negative endowment shock that is large relative to its operating budget, donations increase (demand effects). This is especially true for donations earmarked for current use. We conclude by discussing the importance of understanding how donations respond to economic shocks for effective financial risk management by colleges and universities.
Marieke de Goede
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780816675890
- eISBN:
- 9781452947723
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816675890.003.0005
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This chapter focuses on the third space of financial deviance carved out in terrorism financing literatures: the practices of Islamic charitable giving and Islamic finance. It shows how the post-9/11 ...
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This chapter focuses on the third space of financial deviance carved out in terrorism financing literatures: the practices of Islamic charitable giving and Islamic finance. It shows how the post-9/11 pursuit of charities amounts to much more than a set of financial regulations and monetary preoccupations—it amounts to a new governing of transnational spaces of donation and political affiliation. It shows that debate over the legitimacy of Islamic charitable giving is increasingly marked by contestations over questions of free speech and the contemporary “limits of the sayable”.Less
This chapter focuses on the third space of financial deviance carved out in terrorism financing literatures: the practices of Islamic charitable giving and Islamic finance. It shows how the post-9/11 pursuit of charities amounts to much more than a set of financial regulations and monetary preoccupations—it amounts to a new governing of transnational spaces of donation and political affiliation. It shows that debate over the legitimacy of Islamic charitable giving is increasingly marked by contestations over questions of free speech and the contemporary “limits of the sayable”.
Jana Sadeh, Mirco Tonin, and Michael Vlassopoulos
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780262035651
- eISBN:
- 9780262337915
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262035651.003.0004
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, History of Economic Thought
We explore what motivates the philanthropic activity of extremely wealthy individuals and families. We focus on a recent large-scale philanthropic initiative by billionaires, the Giving Pledge, a ...
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We explore what motivates the philanthropic activity of extremely wealthy individuals and families. We focus on a recent large-scale philanthropic initiative by billionaires, the Giving Pledge, a commitment to donating half or more of one's wealth. We perform two pieces of analysis: first, we investigate what personal characteristics of billionaires are associated with becoming a pledger. Second, we undertake a textual analysis of the pledgers' letters describing their philanthropic outlook and classify their motivation into ten categories. We then correlate these motivational categories with various personal characteristics of the pledgers. The main insights obtained from our analysis is that pledgers are more likely to be self-made billionaires, and that their philanthropy is impact-driven.Less
We explore what motivates the philanthropic activity of extremely wealthy individuals and families. We focus on a recent large-scale philanthropic initiative by billionaires, the Giving Pledge, a commitment to donating half or more of one's wealth. We perform two pieces of analysis: first, we investigate what personal characteristics of billionaires are associated with becoming a pledger. Second, we undertake a textual analysis of the pledgers' letters describing their philanthropic outlook and classify their motivation into ten categories. We then correlate these motivational categories with various personal characteristics of the pledgers. The main insights obtained from our analysis is that pledgers are more likely to be self-made billionaires, and that their philanthropy is impact-driven.
