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Private Donations (private + donation)

Distribution by Scientific Domains
Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting75%

Selected Abstracts

Providing support to siblings of hospitalised children

JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, Issue 3 2010
Amanda S Newton
Abstract The purpose of this study was to describe child life services provided to siblings of hospitalised children and the resources associated with these services in major paediatric hospitals throughout the United States (U.S.) and Canada. Cross-sectional data on sibling support services and resources needed for capacity building were collected via a web-based survey from administrative and clinical practice leads in identified Child Life Departments. The 34-item survey targeted three domains: Facility Demography, Sibling Support Resources, and Capacity Building and Funding. Surveys were sent to 217 leads and 109 responded (50% response rate). Of the 109 respondents, 48% indicated their facilities provided sibling support including grief or palliative support (90% of facilities) and therapeutic play (94% of facilities). More than 50% indicated that these services were not evaluated for improved family or sibling outcomes. Twenty-six percent of the respondents indicated having monies earmarked for sibling support from the following sources: hospital budget (34%), private donation (25%), foundation (22%), other (14%) and government (4%). There was a significant relationship between respondents who indicated sibling support services and funding (,2= 0.0001). Resources identified included staff availability and funding as needed for sibling support capacity building. Given the limited sibling support available in major paediatric hospitals across the U.S. and Canada, hospitals with existing resources should act as exemplars and evaluate the impact of their services with clear dissemination to other facilities. In addition to defining service effectiveness, this evaluation can help to determine the most fiscally responsible ways to deliver sibling support in their established facilities and others. [source]

The role of county-based funders in sustaining nonprofits within rural and urbanized counties

NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP, Issue 3 2003
Karl Besel
Social service nonprofit organizations in the United States originally relied on private donations and charitable events to sustain their operations. Using case studies, this article examines the role played by local officials in the thirty-year survival of certain Indiana Youth Services Bureaus (YSBs) and highlights the salient factors that influenced the viability of some nonprofit organizations over the others. [source]

Is There a Dark Side to Government Supportfor Nonprofits?

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW, Issue 3 2000
Arthur C. Brooks
The relationship between government social spending and private donations to the nonprofit sector is an issue that is relevant to both public administrators and nonprofit managers. Does government funding displace philanthropy, or encourage it? This article introduces the debate into the public administration literature. First, I survey and interpret the empirical work performed to date in this area by economists. Second, I retest this question across four nonprofit subsectors using data on both federal and state/local spending. My survey of the literature shows mixed results, although a broad pattern indicates that "crowding out" tends to dominate, particularly in the areas of social service provision and health. My empirical results are consistent with these findings, although they must be interpreted cautiously from a policy perspective: While results are statistically significant, the degree of crowding out is generally small. On the other hand, the claim that government funding stimulates giving seems to lack both statistical and policy significance. [source]

The Role of Philanthropy in Local Government Finance

PUBLIC BUDGETING AND FINANCE, Issue 3 2005
Renée A. Irvin
Nonprofit organizations thrive on the altruism of citizens, and actively court donors for major gifts. Yet individual gifts to government agencies are often unexpected, sporadic, and initiated by the donor. This article introduces the phenomenon of private giving to local governments and tests hypotheses regarding the expected forms of giving to public agencies. Results indicate that philanthropy is and will likely remain a minor and highly variable source of revenue, making it an ill-suited replacement for broad-based tax revenue. However, deliberate government efforts to provide a suitable environment for private donations appear to succeed in attracting more gifts per capita. [source]