Essays about: "charitable aid"

Found 4 essays containing the words charitable aid.

  1. 1. Motivating Generosity - Investigating Persuasive Strategies for Increasing Clothing Donations to Charitable Causes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Hannes Bjurström; Arvid Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Persuasive Technology; Behavior Model; User Centered Design; Motivation; Encouraging Donation; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Today, the textile industry in Sweden is responsible for up to 1800 tons of textile waste per year, a poor use of resources that results in a negative environmental impact. Additionally, with the rise of fast fashion, which is characterized by rapid trend circulation and a clothing production that matches, clothes are discarded at a higher rate than ever before. READ MORE

  3. 2. When Knowing More About a Crisis Decreases Charitable Aid: Victim Statistics Causes Lower Anticipated Warm Glow and Help Efforts for Specifically Single Identifiable Victims.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Oskar Sundfelt; [2015]
    Keywords : identifiable victim effect; pseudoinefficacy; anticipated warm glow; proportion dominance; charitable aid; willingness to pay; help effects; anticipated emotion; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Prior research indicates that the increase in help towards 1 identified victim (identifiable victim effect) is partly driven by affective reasoning. When negative affective information is salient, help towards victims that can be helped decline, an effect known as pseudoinefficacy. READ MORE

  4. 3. Microfinance 2.0 : can a crowdfunded model save microfinance?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Andre Persson; [2013]
    Keywords : Microfinance; crowdfunding; crowdsourcing; economic development; development aid; human rights; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Mikrolån och mikrofinanser har haft stor spridning sedan de först introducerades för cirka 30 år sedan. Många har sett detta som en stor succee och som ett viktigt steg i utrotningen av fattigdomen. Det har dock höjts kritiska röster mot att mikrofinanser och den ökade kommersialiseringen av mikrolån har skapat negativa konsekvenser. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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