Women and Human Services Giving

The first decades of the new century are expected to witness a dramatic increase in charitable giving. And women will be more influential than ever before in determining the beneficiaries of this giving. The purpose of the research reported in this article is to provide useful information for social...

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Published in:Social work (New York) 2000-01, Vol.45 (1), p.27-38
Main Author: Marx, Jerry D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Charitable giving
Charitable societies
Charities
Contributions (Donations)
Donations
Employed Women
Evaluation
Female
Females
Finance
Fund Raising
funding
Fundraising
Gender roles
Gift Giving
Government services
Human Services
Humans
Leadership Role
Male
Management
Men
Middle Aged
National Surveys
Nonprofit organizations
Philanthropy
Private Financial Support
Social aspects
Social conditions
Social service
Social service volunteers
Social services
Social work
Social Work - organization & administration
Social Work - statistics & numerical data
Social Workers
Sociodemographic Characteristics
State Surveys
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
USA
Volunteer workers in social service
Volunteerism
Women
Women volunteers in social service
Working women
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Summary:The first decades of the new century are expected to witness a dramatic increase in charitable giving. And women will be more influential than ever before in determining the beneficiaries of this giving. The purpose of the research reported in this article is to provide useful information for social workers involved in program fundraising by examining various factors that may influence women's future charitable giving to human services. Data for this study were taken from a representative national sample of 2,719 U.S. adults. The Gallup Organization conducted in-home face-to-face interviews in 1996 for the Independent Sector. The results of this secondary analysis indicate that people who give to human services, in contrast to those who do not, were more likely to be white women, have a higher income, and volunteer in human services. In addition, the analysis provides evidence that women are more committed to the role of charitable organizations in society and believe that they have the power to improve the welfare of others.
ISSN:0037-8046
1545-6846
DOI:10.1093/sw/45.1.27