This article focuses on the bundling of products with promised contributions to charity. Two lab experiments and one field study are conducted that compare the effectiveness of promised donations to charity in promoting ‘‘practical necessities’’ (e.g., a box of laundry detergent) to their effectiveness in promoting ‘‘frivolous luxuries’’ (e.g., a hot fudge sundae). The results suggest that char...

This paper constructs a technological framework for a “means tied” fund raising platform, which facilitates direct interactive acts of charity for the benefit of homeless individuals with a minimum of administrative overhead. This platform is streamlined for fast cost effective financial transactions to provide targeted financial support for specific homeless persons in near real-time, while en...

This study aims to offer a formal analysis which relates provision of cultural goods the society’s level capital. Such is assumed already exist in society and increasable thanks individual support for goods. The achievement highest levels capital increases satisfaction coming from consumption, then voluntary contributions. Social approval, deriving donations, positively related existing trigger...

<p>The background for this research is that schools are still manually processing payments student parental contributions, which requires a lot of paper, resulting in many inaccuracies collecting data on contribution payments. causes the process paying contributions to be ineffective and inefficient, so it necessary have an information system at SMAN 12X11 Enam Lingkung. The method used R...

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are acknowledged as being pivotal to poverty alleviation, especially in African countries where the governments’ capacity and revenue are often very limited. Despite their prominent role in developing countries, little is known about how these organisations function. Can NGOs prosper when they are financially reliant on donations and contributions from the ...

The empirical literature on the determinants of charities’ donation income, distinguishing the charitable cause, is small. We consider the case of development charities specifically. Using a panel covering a quarter of a century, we observe a strong fundraising effect and a unitary household income elasticity. We find evidence that the conventionally identified ‘price’effectmay simply be the pr...

BACKGROUND Although blood donations may reduce body iron stores, to date, prospective data on frequent blood donation and colorectal cancer risk are limited. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We tested whether frequent blood donation is associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. We prospectively followed 35,121 men who provide the information o...

Concern that donations to political campaigns secure preferential treatment from policy makers has long occupied judges, scholars, and the public. However, the effects of contributions on policy makers’ behavior are notoriously difficult to assess. We present the first randomized field experiment on the topic. The experiment focuses on whether contributions facilitate access to influential poli...

Civil societies function because people pay taxes and make charitable contributions to provide public goods. One possible motive for charitable contributions, called "pure altruism," is satisfied by increases in the public good no matter the source or intent. Another possible motive, "warm glow," is only fulfilled by an individual's own voluntary donations. Consistent with pure altruism, we fin...

This paper determines the effect of voluntary contributions on the output and quality of nonprofit performing arts organizations, specifically classical ballet companies. The effect of ticket revenue on ballet companies is also estimated. The study uses newly presented data consisting of firm’s reported income, divided by source, and weekly wages of ballet dancers obtained from collective barga...