Browsing by Author "Breen, Oonagh B."

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    The 2022 Global Philanthropy Environment Index Ireland
    (IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, 2022-03-30) Breen, Oonagh B.
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    Country Report 2018: Ireland
    (2018) Breen, Oonagh B.
    Individuals are generally free to form organizations in Ireland without State approval. For POs, there are no minimum capital requirements or registration processes other than those required by the nature of the entity created. Thus, if the PO is formed as a corporation it must register with the Companies Registration Office. However, if the PO is unincorporated and is formed by way of a constitution or a set of rules, no registration or approval process is required from an establishment perspective.
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    Global Philanthropy: Does Institutional Context Matter for Charitable Giving?
    (Sage, 2021-02-04) Wiepking, Pamala; Handy, Femida; Park, Sohyun; Neumayr, Michaela; Bekkers, René; Breeze, Beth; De Wit, Arjen; Einolf, Chris; Gricevic, Zbignev; Scaife, Wendy; Bethmann, Steffen; Breen, Oonagh B.; Kang, Chulhee; Katz, Hagai; Krasnopolskaya, Irina; Layton, Michael D.; Mersianova, Irina; Lo, Kunag-Ta; Osili, Una; Pessi, Anne Birgitta; Sivesind, Karl Henrik; Yamauchi, Naoto; Yang, Yongzheng
    In this article, we examine whether and how the institutional context matters when understanding individuals’ giving to philanthropic organizations. We posit that both the individuals’ propensity to give and the amounts given are higher in countries with a stronger institutional context for philanthropy. We examine key factors of formal and informal institutional contexts for philanthropy at both the organizational and societal levels, including regulatory and legislative frameworks, professional standards, and social practices. Our results show that while aggregate levels of giving are higher in countries with stronger institutionalization, multilevel analyses of 118,788 individuals in 19 countries show limited support for the hypothesized relationships between institutional context and philanthropy. The findings suggest the need for better comparative data to understand the complex and dynamic influences of institutional contexts on charitable giving. This, in turn, would support the development of evidence-based practices and policies in the field of global philanthropy.