Social influences and charitable giving
Friday 24th February 2012, 10am - 4pm
Conference organiser: Sarah Smith
Conference programme (pdf, 125 Kb)
Individuals' decisions about how much to give and which charities to give to are affected by the behaviour of other people around them and the communities they live in. These social influences on giving are the focus of a one-day workshop that will bring together a number of presentations providing new evidence and insights. A closing panel discussion will draw out the implications for policy and the sector.
Slides
- Survey of Online Donors, Fundraisers and Sponsors. Abigail Payne, McMaster University (PDF, 108 kB)
- Survey Extras. Elizabeth Kessick, JustGiving (PDF, 529 kB)
- The effect of social information on charitable giving Evidence from the (running) field. Sarah Smith, University of Bristol (PDF, 824 kB)
- The impact of a pledge campaign and the promise of publicity: a randomized controlled trial of charitable donations. Peter John, UCL (PDF, 582 kB)
- Limits of Social Influence on Giving. Who is Affected When and Why? René Bekkers, VU University Amsterdam (PDF, 555 kB)
- Diversity and Charitable Giving. Abigail Payne, McMaster University (PDF, 506 kB)
Papers
- Sarah Smith, University of Bristol. 'The effect of social information on charitable donations: Evidence from the (running) field.' (PDF, 834 kB)
- Peter John, UCL. 'The impacy of a pledge campaign and the promise of publicity: a randomized controlled trial of charitable donations.' (PDF, 338 kB)
- René Bekkers, VU University Amsterdam. 'Limits of Social Influence on Giving: Who is Affected When and Why?' (PDF, 278 kB)
- Kimberley Scharf, University of Warwick. 'Private Provision of Public Goods and Information Diffusion in Social Groups.' (PDF, 281 kB)
- Abigail Payne, McMaster University. 'Diversity and donations: the effect of religious and ethnic diversity on charitable giving.' (PDF, 380 kB)
- 'New survey evidence on giving – Justgiving donors'
This conference is funded by the Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO) and capacity-building cluster on the Economic Impact of the Third Sector.
For more information please contact Charlotte Lewis
E-mail: charlotte.lewis@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)117 3310799
