Do donors seek out potentially adverse information about organizations making fundraising appeals? they react when it is readily available? draw negative inferences critical not To answer these questions, we consider previously unexamined large-scale natural experiments involving U.S. charitable organizations—tax-exempt that file Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 990. Using standard difference-in-differences designs, find penalize with high costs there mandatory disclosure or involuntary...

Abstract The increasing use of donor‐advised funds (DAFs) creates challenges for nonprofit managers and fundamentally changes the way that many donors give to charity. We conducted 48 in‐depth interviews with DAF understand their strategies how they through a DAF. From interviews, we found three distinct models giving strategies: tubs, tanks, towers. Tub quickly DAF, moving money in out annually. Tank contribute large lump sums grant away relatively near future. Tower take calculated...

The growing use of donor-advised funds (DAFs) is changing the way many donors give to charity. Despite increasing influence and importance DAFs in nonprofit sector, very little known about how people actually them. We conducted 48 in-depth interviews with DAF users, collecting rich qualitative data why DAFs. these sketch a giving process four phases multiple decision points. highlight some common donor strategies that are used Overall, we present evidence abundant diversity individual...

Abstract Today, many regulators’ operations publish information derived from registration and reporting by charitable organizations commercial fundraising firms. Similar publication is found in a variety of situations – restaurant sanitation notices hospital re-infection rates, among others. Recent scholarship has explored the theory regulatory disclosure, identifying how required disclosures can influence organizational behavior potentially improve public welfare. An important feature this...

Objective: We examined the extent to which judges’ personal or family history with psychiatric disorders influenced their perception of violence risk among criminal defendants diagnosed with/without a Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder (Schizophrenia). Method: 66 judges completed one randomized vignette via an online survey and answered questions pertaining defendant risk. Logistical regression was used analyze variations in disorders. Results: Compared who reported disorders, did not report...

Abstract University‐based fundraisers have career paths that are unique in most do not come to their careers through traditional training programs available other professions, which may impact expectations of and experiences work. Using the conceptual framework person‐in‐environment fit, this study uses qualitative data from semistructured interviews 44 higher education understand factors influencing trajectories. While formal educational backgrounds necessarily provide specific skills...

We explore how funding decisions are made when giving grants to human services organizations that include mental and physical health. Community engagement in the decision-making processes is expected yield many benefits, including a deeper understanding of community problems, better sense grantee needs challenges, greater effectiveness. This qualitative study examines experiences 20 grantmakers 5 grantmaking staff six Washington State service funders. Findings suggest challenges with...

Do small-dollar donors seek out potentially adverse information about organizations making fundraising appeals? they react when it is readily available? draw negative inferences critical not To answer these questions, we consider previously unexamined large-scale natural experiments involving US charitable – tax-exempt that file IRS Form 990. Using standard difference-in-differences designs, find penalize with high costs there mandatory disclosure or involuntary by a third-party reporter....