Steinberg, RichardWilhelm, Mark2015-02-062015-02-062003-06This has been circulated as Working Paper No. CPNS 21 by The Centre Of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.https://hdl.handle.net/1805/5836This paper provides a summary of what is known from social science research about the effects parents have on the donations of their children. It then goes on to summarize two on-going research projects. The first project provides estimates of the strength of the relationship between the charitable giving of parents and that of their adult children. The second provides estimates of the effect of inheritances on charitable donations. Both projects use data from the Center on Philanthropy Panel Study (COPPS); accordingly, the paper provides an introduction to these data. Finally, the paper draws implications for fundraisers from the two on-going projects, and suggests several other areas in which COPPS can generate knowledge to improve the practice of fundraising.enGivingPhilanthropic ResearchWorking Paper