What motivates WA public to give money to not-for-profit organisations

This study presents the results of an exploratory investigation of the giving behaviour among Western Australians (WA) using an established scale (Sargeant, Ford and West, 2006) to ensure comparability with earlier research. A convenience sample of 400 members of the general public in WA voluntarily...

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Main Authors: Oroz, I., Shanka, Tekle, Handley, Brian
Format: Working Paper
Published: School of Marketing, Curtin Business School 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4425
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Handley, Brian
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description This study presents the results of an exploratory investigation of the giving behaviour among Western Australians (WA) using an established scale (Sargeant, Ford and West, 2006) to ensure comparability with earlier research. A convenience sample of 400 members of the general public in WA voluntarily participated in a survey to explore motivations behind giving money to charities and non-profit organisations. The survey results provide important new insights into giving patterns in WA. Trust has been highlighted as a significant motivational factor in the commitment to continue to give. The level of commitment is also linked to the performance of the organisation and its ability to communicate with its stakeholders. Results also indicate a positive causal link between the degree of commitment and intention to give in the future. Results are discussed and further research directions are suggested.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-44252017-01-30T10:39:00Z What motivates WA public to give money to not-for-profit organisations Oroz, I. Shanka, Tekle Handley, Brian Motivation Western Australia Giving behaviour Not for profit organisations This study presents the results of an exploratory investigation of the giving behaviour among Western Australians (WA) using an established scale (Sargeant, Ford and West, 2006) to ensure comparability with earlier research. A convenience sample of 400 members of the general public in WA voluntarily participated in a survey to explore motivations behind giving money to charities and non-profit organisations. The survey results provide important new insights into giving patterns in WA. Trust has been highlighted as a significant motivational factor in the commitment to continue to give. The level of commitment is also linked to the performance of the organisation and its ability to communicate with its stakeholders. Results also indicate a positive causal link between the degree of commitment and intention to give in the future. Results are discussed and further research directions are suggested. 2008 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4425 School of Marketing, Curtin Business School fulltext
spellingShingle Motivation
Western Australia
Giving behaviour
Not for profit organisations
Oroz, I.
Shanka, Tekle
Handley, Brian
What motivates WA public to give money to not-for-profit organisations
title What motivates WA public to give money to not-for-profit organisations
title_full What motivates WA public to give money to not-for-profit organisations
title_fullStr What motivates WA public to give money to not-for-profit organisations
title_full_unstemmed What motivates WA public to give money to not-for-profit organisations
title_short What motivates WA public to give money to not-for-profit organisations
title_sort what motivates wa public to give money to not-for-profit organisations
topic Motivation
Western Australia
Giving behaviour
Not for profit organisations
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4425