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ERIC Number: EJ988155
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0276-8739
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The Effect of Media on Charitable Giving and Volunteering: Evidence from the "Give Five" Campaign
Yoruk, Baris K.
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, v31 n4 p813-836 Fall 2012
Fundraising campaigns advertised via mass media are common. To what extent such campaigns affect charitable behavior is mostly unknown, however. Using giving and volunteering surveys conducted biennially from 1988 to 1996, I investigate the effect of a national fundraising campaign, "Give Five," on charitable giving and volunteering patterns. The widely advertised Give Five campaign was aimed to encourage people to give 5 percent of their income and volunteer 5 hours a week. After controlling for selection into being informed about the Give Five, I find that people who were informed about the campaign increased their weekly volunteering activity on average by almost half an hour, but their giving behavior was not significantly affected. I discuss the policy implications associated with this result and argue that although the Give Five campaign did not achieve its goal, its impact on volunteering was considerable. (Contains 36 footnotes, 7 tables and 2 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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