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Inequality and Civic Engagement

by givingnl | Jan 28, 2022 | News, Publications

How does inequality affect individuals’ civic engagement? Though a growing body of multidisciplinary literature has started to address this question, empirical results vary considerably and explanations about what underlies this relationship remain fragmentary. In...

Social Norms Offer Explanation for Inconsistent Effects of Incentives on Prosocial Behavior

by givingnl | May 6, 2021 | News, Publications

Incentives are considered effective tools for encouraging behavior, but their inconsistent effect on prosocial behavior has been puzzling! In a new preprint, Caroline Graf, Eva-Maria Merz, Bianca Suanet and Pamala Wiepking argue that social norms may offer an...

They ought to do it too: Understanding effects of social information on donation behavior and mood

by givingnl | Mar 30, 2021 | News, Publications

Claire van Teunenbroek published a paper (with René Bekkers and Bianca Beersma) on social information effects (i.e. mentioning the donation amount of others) on donation behavior. They found that social information in the form of an injunctive norm increases both the...

Generating satisfying volunteer experiences: How to design National Days of Service volunteer project

by givingnl | Mar 25, 2021 | News, Publications

Stephanie Maas wrote a blog post on the NVSQ Blog about her recent article “Designing ‘National Day of Service’ Projects to Promote Volunteer Job Satisfaction” published in Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly. The article is about...

Giving in the Netherlands 2020

by givingnl | Apr 28, 2020 | News, Publications

We're starting the new year with an English translation of the summary for Giving in the Netherlands 2022. The publication contains contributions from René Bekkers, Claire van Teunenbroek, Stephanie Koolen-Maas, Dick de Gilder, Arjen de Wit, Barbara Gouwenburg,...

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Do incentives actually encourage prosocial behavior?
June 6th, 2023
Classical economic theory has posited offering incentives - through monetary or nonmonetary extrinsic rewards - is a promising strategy to encourage prosocial behavior. However, results from empirical research on the effect of incentives on prosocial behavior are mixed. While some studies provide evidence for a positive effect of incentives andRead more...
Does talking about blood donations increase compliance with solicitations?
May 25th, 2023
For organizations that aim to connect donors with recipients, solicitations are an important tool used in an attempt to encourage prosocial behavior. Compliance with these solicitations, however, tends to vary between individuals and social contexts. Can the characteristics of a social context have an influence on how potential blood donorsRead more...
Continuing Giving in the Netherlands (2024) - About Giving in 2022: A Year of Crisis
February 13th, 2023
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René Bekkers receives Open Science Amsterdam Award
February 2nd, 2023
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Center for Philanthropic Studies researchers receive Emotional Well-being and Health Data Analysis Award
January 31st, 2023
Unemployment, especially when involuntary, often has a negative effect on one’s emotional well-being. But is that the same for volunteers and non-volunteers? It could be that volunteers are less sensitive to the stress of job loss by having a social support network and performing a meaningful social activity through theirRead more...
Support from companies for charities during corona crisis is greater than ever
January 31st, 2023
In the corona year 2020, the Netherlands gave 5.6 billion euros to charitable organizations. This is evident from the research Giving in the Netherlands by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Companies in particular have started giving more to charitable causes: they gave 2.2 billion euros. In 2018, that was still 1.9Read more...

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