signal of need or approval?
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VU-GSSS PhD Day, May 11, 2016 Arjen de Wit
René Bekkers Marjolein Broese van Groenou
Beate Volker
Signal of Need or Approval? How Information About Government Support
Affects Charitable Donations
Study 1: Awareness of need
Study 1: Awareness of need
“The Dutch charities are in need of your support.” “The Dutch charities are in need of your support. KWF
Kankerbestrijding for example received € 361,000 on government subsidies in 2011 but received no subsidies in 2012.”
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Study 1: Awareness of need
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Study 1: Awareness of need
9%
11%
Percentage of people donating (a part of) the reward to KWF Kankerbestrijding
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Study 1: Awareness of need
Amount donated to KWF Kankerbestrijding among people who donated
€ 2,3
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Study 2: Seal of approval
Study 2: Seal of approval
“Many people work together in order to keep the University of Amsterdam a research university of excellent quality. Alumni are invaluable in this. As University Fund donors they enable the conservation and unlocking of vulnerable academic-cultural heritage.”
“University Fund donors enable the conservation and unlocking of vulnerable
academic-cultural heritage.”
“Different parties work together to make sure the University of Amsterdam remains a research university of excellent quality. As an example, the Allard Pierson Museum received a European subsidy in 2011 to reconstruct Etruscan graves. University Fund donors, too, enable the conservation and unlocking of vulnerable academic-cultural heritage.”
“Different parties work together to make sure the University of Amsterdam remains a research university of excellent quality. As an example, the Allard Pierson Museum received a € 200,000 European subsidy in 2011 to reconstruct Etruscan graves. University Fund donors, too, enable the conservation and unlocking of vulnerable academic-cultural heritage.”
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Study 2: Seal of approval
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Study 2: Seal of approval
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Study 2: Seal of approval
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