This paper provides a summary of what is known from social science research about the effects parents have on the donations of their children. It then goes on to summarize two on-going research projects. The first project provides estimates of the strength of the relationship between the charitable giving of parents and that of their adult children. The second provides estimates of the effect o...

Nonprofit board members and administrators have a responsibility to 1) ensure that their organization’s return on investment (ROI) in fundraising is reasonable through good internal management practices, and 2) communicate to their constituents and the general public that fundraising is an investment in achieving the goals, objectives and anticipated outcomes described in the organization’s str...

We examine the influence of venture capital on patented inventions in the United States across twenty industries over three decades. We address concerns about causality in several ways, including exploiting a 1979 policy shift that spurred venture capital fundraising. We find that increases in venture capital activity in an industry are associated with significantly higher patenting rates. Whil...

Incomplete information about (independent) private valuations of charities by potential donors provides an important strategic rationale for announcement of donations during fundraising drives and explains why donors may add to their initial contributions after learning about contributions made by others. In a two-stage fundraising drive where potential donors may contribute at either or both s...

The article is devoted to the analysis of peculiarities principle equality in mass media using course election campaign. In particular, its essence, legal regulation and problems practical implementation. According current legislation Ukraine, this has a complex nature, which manifested aggregate: first, equal access conditions for candidates, parties (local organizations parties) – subjects pr...

the growing importance of the environmental and social policies in the spanish savings banksand the large differences between them, take us to delve into those factors that influence on the amounts spent on environment and welfare fund.in this line, we have analyzed all the spanish savings banks, over the period 2004-2008 and using the methodology of panel data, the effect that the composition ...

the growing importance of the environmental and social policies in the spanish savings banksand the large differences between them, take us to delve into those factors that influence on the amounts spent on environment and welfare fund.in this line, we have analyzed all the spanish savings banks, over the period 2004-2008 and using the methodology of panel data, the effect that the composition ...

BACKGROUND There is a growing awareness that there should be a public health perspective to health system governance. Its intrinsic population health orientation provides the ultimate ground for determining the health needs and governing collaborative care arrangements within which these needs can be met. Notwithstanding differences across countries, population health concerns are not central t...

Weak regulation and regulatory inaction have been cited as significant factors in the recent financial crises in Britain, Ireland and the US. In Ireland, this had led to suggestions of regulatory capture. However, the existing empirical literature of regulatory capture has primarily focused on the regulators of utilities in the US; moreover, it has not analysed the effects and costs of the capt...