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A literature review on philanthropy. Rene Bekkers and Pamala Wiepking started the project “Understanding Philanthropy” in 2006 with the objective to review as many empirical journal articles studying charitable giving as they could find. This resulted in an extensive literature review, covering over 500 journal articles from many scientific disciplines, including economics, sociology, psychology, marketing, law and philanthropic studies. The literature review was a background study fo...You are commentin...
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Creative Counselor: Joy Greater Than Receiving
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Creating the life you want. Monday, November 23, 2009. Joy Greater Than Receiving. To the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving. We’ve all heard many times “it is better to give than to receive.” And yes, it’s true that generosity makes us feel good, or perhaps it is feeling good which makes us generous? A field of research. Enquiring into both the reasons for generosity and the effect of generosity on the givers and receivers involved. Perhaps what is less discussed...
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Thanks Leads to Giving
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Thanks Leads to Giving. Gratefulness and giving are good for you. New study confirms that there is a link between gratitude and generosity. Most Believe Stores Should be Closed on Thanksgiving, But Shop Anyway. West Conshohocken, PA/November 23, 2015. The John Templeton Foundation, a philanthropic organization, released the results of The Templeton Giving Survey. Ldquo;Holiday consumer spending is climbing each year,” said Henry Timms, founder of Giving Tuesday and executive director of 92nd Street...
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Wilkening Consulting - The Data Museum
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Political Action: January 2017. If you were to look at my social media feed, it would be easy to think that. Is politically active these days. But I suspected that I live in a bubble. You may too. So, because I am just a curious person, I decided to find out. I ran a broader population sample about political activity, and this is what I found. Yep I live in a bubble that doesn't truly reflect the broader American population when it comes to political activity. What we know or can assume from my sampling:.
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Wilkening Consulting - The Curated Bookshelf: Wilkening Consulting
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American Generosity: Who Gives and Why. I found this book fascinating. Incredibly useful for the complexity of how generosity happens; the latter 2/3 of the book were fantastic. The first third, however, was riddled with data errors that I suspect were due to poor copy-editing. Finally, the whole thing didn't need to be a book, but a great info-graphic with a supporting 30-page report. Why I picked it up:. Overall premise of survey, brief data notes:. At the University of Notre Dame. Research took pl...
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Stories, Quotes, Images and Acts of Generosity. Creating a Culture of Generosity: Dialogues for a New Year. As we come upon a new year, we invite you to engage in conversations. With family and friends as you gather to share the festivities and bounty of. Our relationships. Such conversations are best offered as Dialogues, intending. To shed light on one another’s perspectives and experiences, rather than. Intending to persuade others to adopt our own positions. Some starting points. Own fears, biases, a...
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Stories, Quotes, Images and Acts of Generosity. Creating a Culture of Generosity: Dialogues for a New Year. As we come upon a new year, we invite you to engage in conversations. With family and friends as you gather to share the festivities and bounty of. Our relationships. Such conversations are best offered as Dialogues, intending. To shed light on one another’s perspectives and experiences, rather than. Intending to persuade others to adopt our own positions. Some starting points. Own fears, biases, a...
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Stories, Quotes, Images and Acts of Generosity. We Are All Connected. The Tribe is a sculpture in our home from ’16 Hands Artists Cooperative’. In Ann Arbor, MI. To our family, it reflects the unity of all peoples and our shared connections and mutual destiny… Harry. Welcome to the Generosity Project. Creating a Culture of Generosity: Dialogues for a New Year. Conversation: Sharing the Work and Sparing the Environment. We Are All Connected. We have nothing to fear…but fear itself.