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Inequality and Civic Engagement
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
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
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...
Symposium and inaugural lecture Prof. Dr. Pamala Wiepking
On March 19, 2021 the Center for Philanthropic Studies and the Dutch Charity Lotteries organized a joint symposium "Unrestricted and multi-year financing of societal organizations" leading up to the inaugural lecture of Prof. dr. Pamala Wiepking. With this inaugural...
Generating satisfying volunteer experiences: How to design National Days of Service volunteer project
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 NLdoet, the episodic...
Philanthropy research in one minute by Arjen de Wit
Arjen de Wit was recently nominated for the Research Award by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. In this one-minute video, he briefly introduces his research on the interactions between philanthropy and the welfare state. Currently,...
Inaugural lecture of Professor Pamala Wiepking on March 19, 2021
It is my pleasure to invite you to my inaugural lecture on March 19, 2021, during which I will accept the full professorship “The Societal Significance of Charity Lotteries” at the Center for Philanthropic Studies at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, the...
Giving in the Netherlands 2020
We are proud to announce the publication of Giving in the Netherlands 2020. The publication gives an estimate of the total size of philanthropy in the Netherlands, including gifts from households, corporations, foundations, bequests, and lotteries. Download a summary...
Save the Date: Giving in the Netherlands 2020 book launch
The yearly Philanthropy Day (Dag van de Filantropie) will be celebrated on Wednesday April 15, 2020 with an interactive symposium. This event marks the launch of the Giving in the Netherlands 2020 publication.Giving in the Netherlands 2020 is part of the longitudinal...
Prestigious ERC Starting Grant for Eva-Maria Merz
Researcher Eva-Maria Merz received the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant of 1.3 million euros last week for her research into when, and under what circumstances, people become and remain blood donors. Why do people help strangers?Why do people...