Abstract
This practice paper articulates the key learnings for philanthropic organizations based on their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Which actions can philanthropic organizations take to best support community needs during times of crisis? To answer this question, we synthesize information about how philanthropic organizations responded during the early COVID-19 crisis (spring―fall 2020) across 11 countries: Australia, Austria, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Norway, Sweden, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United States of America. Results indicate four key actions that we recommend philanthropic organizations take during times of crisis: (1) Assess community needs; (2) engage with volunteers and donors; (3) communicate effectively and strategically with volunteers, donors, and the public; and (4) focus on equity.
| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Fachzeitschrift | Journal of Philantrophy and Marketing (vormals: International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing) |
| Frühes Online-Datum | Aug. 2023 |
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| Publikationsstatus | Elektronische Veröffentlichung vor Drucklegung - Aug. 2023 |
Bibliographische Notiz
Funding Information:We would like to thank everyone who contributed to this project, including the audiences of the 2020, 2021, and 2022 ARNOVA conferences. Furthermore, special thanks to Femida Handy, who contributed to project design and project management and Una Osili, who contributed to project design, funding proposals and resources for the project website. Marie Balczun and Barbara Masser, who assisted with project design and helped fund the data collection. Bernard Enjolras who participated in the preparation of the questionnaire and the data collection, and commented drafts of our analyses. We would also like to thank Institute for Social Research, Oslo, Norway for giving Karl Henrik Sivesind and Daniel Arnesen time to analyze data and write a report about the Norwegian case. Michael Meyer, Astrid Pennerstorfer, Berta Terzieva who contributed in the preparation of the questionnaire, data collection and its financing in Austria and Germany. Citizen Forum and VaLa, who contributed to the survey and its funding in Finland. We would like to thank the University of Queensland Business School for their financial support of this project. In addition, special appreciation to the Center on Philanthropy at the Beautiful Foundation, who contributed to collect data for the South Korean case. The research leading to the Russian country data has received funding from the Basic Research Program at the National Research University Higher School of Economics. Finally, we would like to thank the Stead Family for their funding of Pamala Wiepking's position as Stead Family Chair in International Philanthropy, the Postcode Lottery for their funding of Pamala Wiepking's position at the VU Amsterdam, and the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy for a contribution from the Research Fund, which allowed us to complete the work on this project.
Funding Information:
Pamala Wiepking's position as Stead Family Chair in International Philanthropy at the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy is funded through a gift by the Stead Family. Pamala Wiepking's position as Professor of Societal Significance of Charitable Lotteries at VU Amsterdam is funded by the Postcode Lottery. Pamala Wiepking received funding for this project from the 2021 Research Fund of the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Cassandra Chapman received funding for this project from the University of Queensland Business School's 2021 Winter Funding Scheme.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.