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The research applied multi-criteria decision-making analysis to donor decisions regarding the choice of a particular charity in order to identify which donor attitudes are significant in the giving decision. Factors affecting the appeal of major charities in Health and Disability were compared. The giving decision has not been widely researched overseas and particularly in New Zealand there is a need to do this in order to better manage Not-for-profit marketing resources. 24 factors associated with giving decisions were identified and quantified giving rise to a fully-specified giving model and potentially direct benefits to charitable organizations. The research has made a contribution to our understanding of donor choice determinants and giving models.

This thesis examines the Ballarat Female Refuge, the first such institution on the Australian goldfields, as a case study of the interrelationship between charity and power. Established in 1867 by a group of twenty-six Protestant women with the intention of reforming prostitutes, the Refuge became a shelter for single mothers. An analysis of its history over the period 1867 to 1921 highlights attitudes towards female sexuality, and demonstrates how moral authority was exercised through this highly-gendered institution. The thesis locates the Ballarat Female Refuge within both an international history of female refuges and the network of voluntary charities which developed in nineteenth-century Ballarat. It argues that such charities were influential in the consolidation of class barriers in the goldfields city. While they were founded as a result of both evangelical religious fervour and humanitarian concern, they sought to impose middleclass moral values on their inmates, simultaneously conferring status and prestige on their committee members The thesis analyses the Protestant Ballarat Female Refuge through an examination of its committee, staff and residents in order to identify aspects of both power and mutuality in the charity relationship. It also looks at the symbolic systems operating at the Refuge, in particular the meanings of the wall and the laundry in the processes of exclusion and reformation. Drawing on narrative, biographical, statistical and genealogical sources, it details the ways in which moral authority was exercised through the Ballarat Female Refuge.

An adoption model was proposed to examine the influence of four types of organizational factors- organizational capacity, organizational structure, operating environment and grantmaking orientation- on the adoption of four effectiveness best practices, formal evaluation, knowledge management, leadership development and operating grants in philanthropic foundations. Data were collected from a national survey of foundations and the Foundation Center database. The results indicate that the grantmaking orientation of a foundation is the greatest indicator of adoptive behavior. Furthermore, capacity constraints are most relevant to the adoption decision when the adopting practice requires significant investments of time, money and expertise. Given the social and political context in which the effectiveness best practices are associated, this dissertation research has broad relevance for the ways in which foundation behavior is perceived and the means by which that behavior is shaped through policy and practice.

Along with the power loss of welfare regimes in Europe, the problems which have always existed in the field of poverty started to reemerge as the one of the primary matters of humanity. However, in this period, the state whose intervention to economy was being already argued was deprived of the ability of intervention to the issue of poverty. After 1980s, the new generation social aid organizations emerged in the area of welfare, which was covered by the modern state institutions before. Some of these organizations can be titled as faith based organizations (FBOs) which are the organizations that refer directly or indirectly to a religion or religious values, and they function as welfare providers or as political actors. Today, faith based social aid organizations disperse into a wide area, from the sub groups of armed organizations to worship centers of several religions. These organizations perform a welfare function by carrying a number of activities. This study examines the FBOs in the sample of a non-governmental organization, Deniz Feneri (Light House) Association in Turkey. In this regard, the study opens a discussion for a new concept for the world as well as for Turkey.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1974. / Typewritten.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 46-05, page: 2668. Adviser: Stephanie L. McFall. Includes bibliographical references.

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Välgörenhet är något som har ökat de senaste 30 åren och 2008 slogs det ett världs rekord i insamling till välgörenhetsändamål. Med flera organisationer som ägnar sig åt välgörenhet kan det bidra till att konkurrensen hårdnar i mellan dem. Med ökad konkurrens i en marknad växer behovet av att ha en strategisk marknadsföringsplan som bidrar till konkurrenskraft. I denna uppsats undersöks hur välgörenhetsorganisationer kan stärka sitt varumärke och utveckla förtroendet hos sina bidragsgivare via sociala medier. Varumärke är något som är under ständig påbyggnad. Det går att jämföra med ett pussel, där alla bitar skall tillsammans bilda en helhet. För att en organisation ska kunna skapa ett starkt varumärke är de i behov av att få en enhetlig kommunikation som sprider sig utöver hela organisationen. Förtroende skapas då en bidragsgivare har möjligheten att lära känna en organisation, via upplevelser, aktiviteter och engagemang skapas en relation som i sin tur gynnar både organisationen och bidragsgivaren. De teoretiska utgångspunkterna i uppsatsen behandlar hur konkurrenskraftiga strategier skapar fördelar för organisationer på marknaden. Därefter framförs hur marknadsföring i sociala medier kan se ut och vilka effekter det kan bidra till. Varumärke, förtroende och dialoger tas även upp för att få en förståelse för hur de hänger ihop. Uppsatsens tillvägagångssätt består av observationer och intervjuer med tre organisationer som är aktiva inom välgörenhet. De organisationer som berörts är Rädda barnen, Hjärt- och lungfonden samt Barncancerfonden. Observationer och intervjuer som genomförts har därefter ställts mot den analysmodell som togs fram utifrån de teoretiska utgångspunkterna. De slutsatser som uppsatsen kommer fram till är att välgörenhetsorganisationer idag använder sig av strategiska marknadsföringsplaner för att stärka sitt varumärke. De ser på sociala medier som en kommunikationskanal som bidrar till att skapa förtroende för befintliga och potentiella bidragsgivare. Genom att skapa aktiviteter och dialoger via sociala medier medför det att bidragsgivare kan skapa en relation till välgörenhetsorganisationen. En relation som skapar förtroende och en starkare tillit till organisationen och varumärket. / Charity has grown tremendously the last 30 years. In 2008 there was a new world record revolving the most donated amount combine towards charitable causes. With an increasing of charity organizations around the world, the competition around these organizations has also increased. And with the increased competition between the charity organizations, the need for competitive strategies has become more important.  This thesis examines how charity organizations use social media to strengthen their brand and create trust towards donors. Through a study involving observations and interviews of three chosen charity organizations, a conclusion has been determined. The chosen organisations in this thesis are: Rädda barnen, Hjärt- och lungfonden and Barncancerfonden. A brand is something that is under constant development, it is almost refered to as a puzzle. All the bits and pieces have to be there to see the big picture. The same thing applies to the brand. A brand that is transparent and can be seen throughout the whole organization can result in a stronger brand. The conclusion of this thesis is that trust can be achieved by creating and maintaining activities and participation that involves donors. By making the donors feel more connected to the organization and by encourage dialogues, a relationship is created. The relationship can lead to a long commitment from the donor that will benefit both parties. It can also lead to a word of mouth-effect, also known as buzz-marketing. The WOM-effect involves the donor and his or hers ability to spread the organizations brand and knowledge to other donors, thus increasing trust for the organizations cause and brand.