Essays about: "Charitable giving"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Charitable giving.

  1. 1. What will make you donate? : The effect of the Swedish tax credit for charitable giving on giving to charitable organizations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Svalling; [2022]
    Keywords : charitable giving; tax credit; Sweden; donations;

    Abstract : Tax credits are very popular and the support for them is very high, but do they actually succeed in having their intended effect? In this thesis I explore if the Swedish tax credit on charitable giving, which was in effect between the years 2012 and 2015, influenced charitable giving. The Swedish tax credit meant that you could deduct 25% of the amount donated if the organization was approved by the Swedish Tax Agency. READ MORE

  3. 2. Giving It All: The impact of a minimum restriction on donor behavior

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Simon Billinger; [2020]
    Keywords : Charitable giving; Pay-what-you-want; Minimum restriction; Anchoring; Warm glow;

    Abstract : This paper uses a standard dictator game approach where each subject takes the role of the dictator and the counterpart is a charitable organization in order to explore changes in behavior following the introduction of minimum donation amount. While individuals in the control group could select any donation they wanted and keep the rest of the endowment, participants in the treatment group had to donate at least 30% of the endowment if they chose to donate. READ MORE

  4. 3. Increasing Donor Retention on Non-profit Crowdfunding Websites : Recommendations and Considerations

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Author : Arvid Långström; [2018]
    Keywords : donor retention; charity; crowdfunding; charitable crowdfunding; web; crowdfunding platforms;

    Abstract : With the emergence of the concept of crowdfunding, a new alternative has arisen for non-profit organizations to procure funding for their cause. But several of the issues plaguing non-profits still remain. READ MORE

  5. 4. Warm glow and evaluation modes: Effects of separate and joint evaluation on anticipated warm glow from charitable giving

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : John Nyzell; [2012]
    Keywords : General Evaluability Theory; warm glow; evaluation modes; giving; charity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The present research tests how different evaluation modes (separate and joint) affect anticipated warm glow resulting from helping behavior. Warm glow can be defined as the positive feelings that arise from helping behavior. READ MORE

  6. 5. Visual Stimuli for Charity : A field experiment about recycling and charitable giving

    University essay from Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Victor Marklund; [2010]
    Keywords : Behavioral economics; charity; donations; recycling; field experiment; warm-glow;

    Abstract : Never before has the interest for charity been greater. At this writing, U.S. charities have collected nearly one billion U. READ MORE