Charitable Organizations Research Articles

Survey Research on the Factors Influencing the Communication of New Media Public Welfare

On the basis of studying the status of new media public welfare and charity communication, this article conducted statistical analysis on 200 effective survey questionnaires. The results indicate that the credibility of the dissemination subjects in new media public welfare charity communication is insufficient, the homogenization of dissemination content is severe, and there are limitations in dissemination forms. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the screening and supervision of information released by dissemination subjects, strengthen innovation in dissemination content and enrich the expression forms of content, strengthen the systematic construction of dissemination forms and carry out cooperative promotion.

Нормативно- правове регулювання руху біженців на території Правобережної України в період Першої світової війни (1914-1917 рр.)

The purpose of the article is a comprehensive analysis of normative legal documents (laws, regulations, resolutions, orders) on the regulation of refugee matters in the territory of Right-bank Ukraine provinces, taking into account their front-line status. The methodological basis of the research is the principle of historicism, systematicity, and comprehensiveness, as well as the problem-chronological and diachronic methods. The scientific novelty of the publication lies in the comprehensive analysis of regulatory documents issued by representatives of the imperial civil and military authorities on the regulation of the movement of refugees on the territory of the Right-bank provinces of Ukraine. Conclusions. The events of the First World War caused large-scale migration processes on the territory of Right-bank Ukraine. The analysis of legal documents regulating the movement of refugees in the region shows that the mass of this phenomenon required careful planning and legislative regulation by the state. It was atypical for the Russian reality to be included in organizations that cared for refugees, the public, and national committees to help victims of war. The leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the refugee case testified to the state’s interest in maintaining control over this process. The specificity of the province of Right-bank Ukraine was that the Law "On Ensuring the Needs of Refugees" dated August 30, 1915, and the "Guidelines for Accommodation of Refugees" dated March 2, 1916, as the main imperial legal documents regulating the movement of refugees in the years of the First of the World War, were supplemented here by numerous orders and decrees of the military and local civil authorities due to the front-line status of these territories. However, despite the scale of the work carried out by the imperial authorities in the field of providing comprehensive social assistance to refugees, cooperation between the branches of the administration, charitable, public, and national organizations was complicated not only by impeccable legislation but also by an imperfect state apparatus.

Effect of advertisement focus on donation intention

ABSTRACT This study examined whether different types of focus in donation advertisements affected potential donors’ mental imagery fluency and donation intention. Construal level theory was employed in the research framework to explore how fundraising period and advertisement focus (process or outcome) affect consumers’ mental imagery fluency and donation intention. Participants recruited from a marketing research company panel were asked to read process- or outcome-focused donation advertisements and answer questionnaires. The mental imagery of some participants was assessed in a product design scenario. This study revealed that consumers’ construal level was likely to affect their mental imagery fluency in terms of imagining how raised funds are used; this in turn affected their donation intention. Furthermore, individuals’ imagination visual mental imagery affected their donation intention. This study fills a gap in the literature related to advertisement focus and provides a valuable reference for those designing advertising campaigns for charitable organizations.

Volunteer and NGO Matching Platform

According to a poll conducted in 2021, during the epidemic, the number of donors in India increased by 43%. During the pandemic, Indian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) volunteered their services in every manner conceivable, and they still do. However, over the years, the proportion of volunteers has remained consistent. This demonstrates a disconnect between the general population and nonprofits as well as volunteerism. Establishing a platform that connects these volunteers with other charitable organizations would be crucial. The "Volunteer Matching Platform" project may be able to bridge this gap. This web-based platform is intended to facilitate volunteer connections between non-governmental organizations and local groups. NGOs will use this platform to promote their events to the nation's citizens. On the other hand, volunteers will be able to browse through the available opportunities, filtering based on their interests, location, and availability.

Charity begins with prosocial music: Musical differences in intertemporal prosocial discounting and generosity

It has been demonstrated that exposure to music with prosocial lyrics can increase the accessibility of prosocial thoughts, leading to greater empathy and fostering helping behaviors. However, existing studies have largely neglected the intertemporal nature of altruism, limiting their scope of interpretation. The present research investigates the effects of attentively listening to music with prosocial lyrics (Study 1) and playing prosocial background music (Study 2) on intertemporal charitable donations. Both studies indicated that relative to neutral music, listening to songs with prosocial lyrics enhanced intertemporal donation behavior. Interpersonal empathy served a mediating role in this effect. These findings align with the General Learning Model, highlighting the significance of the empathy pathway in elucidating how media exposure impacts intertemporal altruism.

John Locke on Just Price:

Locke’s short essay, “Venditio,” offers a series of thought-provoking examples of prices that might or might not be viewed as just. Locke writes as though these examples and his comments about them point to a coherent doctrine about which agreed-to prices are morally acceptable and which are morally unacceptable. However, despite the acuity of some of Locke’s observations, no such coherent doctrine emerges from Locke’s discussions of these examples. Indeed, many of the conclusions Locke reaches as he moves from example to example are implausible in themselves or inconsistent with one another. Nevertheless, not all is lost. Locke’s observations can be viewed as thought experiments on his part which, in conjunction with insights from Locke’s other economic writings, indicate what features a doctrine of acceptable and unacceptable prices needs to possess. I show how a line of argument which appears almost as a sidebar within “Venditio” offers a doctrine that provides those needed features. That doctrine affirms both “the common law of traffic” and “the common law of charity” and a view about when the latter takes priority over the former.

Observer Responses to Others' Charitable Donations: Effects of the Donor Social Class-Donation Type Interaction

Observer Responses to Others' Charitable Donations: Effects of the Donor Social Class-Donation Type Interaction

Regulatory Reviews: Revolutionary Re-imagining of Charity Law or Simply Restatements of Convenience?

AbstractThis article examines a decade of charity law review processes in six jurisdictions—Australia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales and Ireland. Using a life-cycle basis viewed through a functional comparative lens, it examines review terms of reference, stakeholder involvement in public consultations, report recommendations and governmental responses. The article compares post-review recommendation implementation across government-owned and independent review processes. In identifying areas most open to and most difficult to reform (including charity definition and advocacy) and probing the hidden state/non-profit sector tensions that underlie such reform attempts, this article provides new insights for future review processes.

Making donations work in crisis management: A contingent governance transition in philanthropy in Wuhan's COVID‐19 response

AbstractIn response to public complaints about the chaotic management of donations during the emergency, the site of the first identified COVID‐19 case, Wuhan (in central China), underwent a contingent governance transition. And given the public complaints about the disorganized management of donations during the early stage of emergency management in Wuhan in January 2020, local governments initiated a minor governance transition in philanthropy, involving multiple stakeholders such as public and private charities, as well as private enterprises. In contrast to the abundance of literature on governance actors such as the state, the market, and societal actors, this review discusses the changes in governance mechanisms using publicly available data from governmental websites, policy documents, and news reports. It examines a minor governance change in local philanthropy from hierarchical bureaucratic governance to embryotic non‐monocentric governance and to expedient collaborative/interactive governance. Moreover, it highlights the yet‐to‐be institutionalized characteristics of the newly emerging governance models in China, a country where the traditional mode of hierarchical governance is dominant. This article not only adds to the body of evidence on governance failures caused by monocentric bureaucracy, but it also contributes to the literature on public governance transition in China's philanthropic sector and the state‐society relations more broadly.

Foundation News: SEG Trustee Associates honored during Foundation event

On 31 January 2024, the SEG Foundation recognized its Trustee Associates for their significant charitable contributions to the Foundation and their continued support of SEG programs. The celebration was held at the Houston Country Club in Houston, Texas. It was generously sponsored by SEG supporters, Geophysical Pursuit, SLB, and TGS.

Association Between Board and Organizational Performance Among Nonprofit Foundations in China

On the basis of agency and resource dependence theories, this paper mainly discusses the relationship between the board and financial performance of nonprofit foundations (NPFs) in China. The data used in this study were obtained from the 2017 annual work report of 203 national public and private fundraising NPFs. Conclusions of this empirical research are as follows. Board size is positively correlated with organizational performance. The size of the supervisory board is positively associated with total and donation incomes. In public NPFs, a negative relationship exists between the average age of directors and total and donation incomes. Foundations with fewer government officials among their directors have a higher total income. In public fundraising NPFs, a positive relationship exists between the proportion of paid directors and total and donation incomes, whereas no correlation is observed in private fundraising NPFs. This study has significant implications for understanding the relationship between board composition and organizational performance among NPFs in China. This study focuses on the effective features of boards in NPFs to enhance competitiveness in access to public resources after the enactment of the Charity Law.

Analysis of sex and age characteristics and narcological past history of persons applying to public organizations for social rehabilitation

Objective: To improve the motivation of drug users to undergo social rehabilitation, to analyze the main sex and age characteristics, as well as data on the drug history of persons undergoing social rehabilitation in the Samara regional charitable public organization "Rehabilitation of drug addicts (Remar)". Material and methods. Anonymously, 173 rehabilitants were surveyed according to a developed questionnaire of 15 questions related to gender, age and drug history of rehabilitants. Results. Social rehabilitation services are more often used by men (75.7%), the average age of rehabilitants in the study was 37,3±0,9 years; 51.4% of rehabilitants use opiates, 36.4% — psychostimulants, 24.8% — alcohol. 35.8% of rehabilitants previously applied for treatment to state medical organizations, while 19.2% of respondents were not satisfied with the quality of the service provided, 25.8% were available. Conclusion. Patients of the Samara regional charitable public organization "Rehabilitation of drug addicts (Remar)" are more often men living mainly in cities who consume psychoactive substances for a long time, mainly opiates, psychostimulants and alcohol. The sex and age characteristics of rehabilitants identified during the study, as well as the data of their narcological history, will allow adjusting the ongoing motivational work on the involvement of users of psychoactive substances in the process of social rehabilitation.

FUNDRAISING OF SOCIAL PROJECTS

The article discusses the key aspects of fundraising for social projects: Fundraising in social projects has a clearly defined goal - raising funds to solve specific social problems. It can be health, education, environment, assistance to vulnerable groups, etc.Successful fundraising is based on public support. It is important to be able to effectively communicate your goals, tell success stories, and build relationships with donors and volunteers. With the use of modern technologies, social projects can more effectively achieve their financial goals. Online platforms, digital campaigns, and other innovative tools allow them to expand their audience and ensure greater transparency.Collaboration with business, civil society organizations and the public sector can significantly increase fundraising opportunities. Partnerships allow sharing resources and effectively addressing social issues. Fundraising for social projects requires a high level of ethics. Donors and the public expect that funds will be spent efficiently and honestly. Transparency and accountability become important. Donations and grants are mainly raised with the help of fundraising.
 By analyzing and systematizing various approaches to defining fundraising, we have improved and developed the essence of the concept of «fundraising activities» as a system of comprehensive measures to mobilize and raise funds to support the activities of public or charitable organizations, implement socially important projects and implement promising non-commercial research developments, which can be carried out at all levels of society, regardless of the form of ownership, nature of financing

Environmental regulations and charitable donations made by polluting companies: Evidence from China

Using a quasi-natural experiment on the adjustment of sulfur dioxide emission levy standards by provinces in China from 2007 to 2014, we apply a difference-in-differences method to examine how stricter environmental regulations affect charitable donations made by polluting companies. Empirical results show that the increase in pollution levy standards increases corporate donations by 0.505%, implying that polluting companies use charitable donations as a strategic action to address the negative impact of environmental penalties. We also find that the political connection, local environmental governance preference, public image and corporate social responsibility strategies significantly affect the relationship between environmental regulations and donations of polluters.

«Фонд имени бывшего начальника Главного тюремного управления тайного советника А. М. Максимовского» (1907–1917): причины создания, деятельность, историческое значение

The purpose of this article is to study the activities of the “Foundation named after the former head of the Main prison department, privy councilor A. M. Maksimovsky”. Research objectives: to identify the reasons for the foundation’s creation, to analyze the main directions of its activities, to determine the list of persons who established this fund, to establish the historical significance of the foundation’s work. The chronological framework of the study is determined by the time of the existence of this charitable organization. The source base consists of unpublished office documents, reference sources, pre-revolutionary periodicals. Clerical documentation from two funds of the Central archive of the Nizhny Novgorod region was used: fund 386 “Nizhny Novgorod prison inspectorate” (1908–1918), fund 1952 “Balakhninsky district branch of the Prison trustee society”. The most important historical sources include reference materials on the highest and central state institutions of Russia (1801–1917), the pre-revolutionary periodical press — the journal of the Main prison administration called the “Prison bulletin”. The author came to the conclusion that “The Foundation named after the former head of the Main prison department, privy councilor A. M. Maksimovsky”, was created on the initiative of representatives of the political elite of the Russian empire. Its founders wanted not only to perpetuate the memory of A. M. Maksimovsky, who died while performing his official duty, but also, in the context of the growing revolutionary movement in Russia, to financially support the families of prison officers killed in their posts.

The Local Press and the BBC

AbstractThe decline in local newspapers is leading to a local news ‘desert’, where there is little or no coverage of important local issues like policing, court cases and council politics. At present, the BBC attempts to fill some of the gap by paying for ‘local democracy reporters’ who work for private local media companies, but this creates tensions and is not a sustainable solution. This article argues that granting small local media organisations charitable status, as in the United States, would also be problematic. Instead, it advocates an independent ‘Local Press Council’.

Being politically connected: corporate charitable giving before and after the 2016 Charity Law

Purpose Charitable giving in China has moved from being subjected to government attention and public skepticism to receiving government encouragement and public support. The role played by political connections in philanthropy is indisputable, although very few studies have explored their association from the perspective of the country’s first Charity Law of 2016. This study aims to contribute to the ongoing debate about the 2016 Charity Law and offers an understanding of the future trends in corporate charitable giving. Design/methodology/approach Using empirical analysis of data collected from listed companies in China, this study analyzes the impact of political connections on corporate charitable giving before and after the 2016 Charity Law. The study adopts three leading theories from previous research into corporate charitable giving and political connections: corporate social responsibility, resource dependence theory and stakeholder theory. A conceptual framework is outlined, and hypotheses are formulated accordingly. Findings The results show that political connections have a substantial positive impact on corporate charitable giving, both before and after the implementation of the 2016 Charity Law, which has significantly promoted and increased the amount and proportion of charitable giving. Although the 2016 Charity Law attempted to weaken the political connections of enterprises, the influence of political connections on corporate charitable giving has proved difficult to diminish or eliminate, as charity is dominated by the state. Originality/value This study explores the association between political connections and corporate charitable giving from the perspective of China’s Charity Law of 2016.

Can Media reports encourage Donors to give cash instead of in-kind? Evidence from an experiment

Following a disaster that results in a humanitarian crisis, media coverage of the event is frequently followed by surplus donations of goods to charitable organizations. This flow of donations, a post-disaster phenomenon termed material convergence, often consists of large quantities of unsolicited and unwanted items that disrupt the distribution of more urgently needed goods. In this study, we conduct two experiments to evaluate whether this problem can be mitigated by media reports on the benefits of donating cash instead of goods. We find that such reports can significantly increase the proportion of cash donations, potentially reducing the material convergence problem.

The mobile giving gap: The negative impact of smartphones on donation behavior

AbstractWhile charities typically use the same messaging when appealing to consumers on their smartphones and PCs, this approach may backfire. Across three studies, we find consumers are less likely to donate on their smartphones (vs. PCs), a phenomenon we call the mobile giving gap. In study 1, we demonstrate that consumers are less willing to donate real money to a charitable organization. In study 2, we provide process support and demonstrate that the focal effect is mediated by other‐focus. Finally, a field experiment using Google display ads (study 3) replicates the focal effect and demonstrates that the negative impact of smartphones is attenuated when the appeal explicitly focuses on others (vs. the self). This study not only provides additional process support, but also suggests an easily implementable strategy that charities can use to close the mobile giving gap. Taken together, our findings offer theoretical insights related to the mobile mindset and its impact on consumer behavior and highlight that charities should tailor their donation appeals based on device type.

Gift Loop (You Give, They Gain, We Grow)

“Gift loop" is an innovative unwanted stuffs management system designed to address the escalating global challenge of wasting good stuffs. This comprehensive solution integrates technology, community engagement, and sustainable practices to minimize goods wastage at various stages of the supply chain. Key components include a user-friendly mobile application that empowers buyers to make informed purchasing decisions, reducing the likelihood of excess things in households. This fosters partnerships with local charities enabling seamless redirection of surplus goods from businesses to those in need. Through real-time tracking and analytics, the system not only minimizes goods wastage but also creates a positive impact on communities by addressing poverty and promoting sustainable consumption. By decluttering our living spaces and donating items we no longer need, we not only create physical space but also foster a sense of purpose and community engagement. Through the act of donation, individuals contribute to the well-being of others, providing essential resources to those in need and supporting various charitable organizations. This abstract delves into the ripple effects of donating, examining how it fosters connections within communities and promotes a culture of giving. It highlights the significance of small individual actions in collectively addressing social and environmental challenges. Key word: Unwanted stuffs Management, User-friendly website, Real-time, Supply chain efficiency, Minimize poverty.