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Item Charitable Crowdfunding: Who Gives, to What, and Why?(2021-03-31) Osili, Una; Bergdoll, Jon; Pactor, Andrea; Ackerman, Jacqueline; Houston, PeterThe growth of online giving signals a promising future for crowdfunding and offers donors another avenue for their generosity. This report provides details about how crowdfunding fits within the philanthropic landscape, who crowdfunding donors are, their motivations for using this giving vehicle, how they differ from typical charitable donors, the kinds of causes they support, and both donor and non-donor perceptions of this giving vehicle. Additionally, results from survey questions about charitable behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic and national reckoning on social and racial justice enhance the report.Item Women Give 2020(2020-04-21) Mesch, Debra; Osili, Una; Ackerman, Jacqueline; Bergdoll, Jon; Skidmore, Tessa; Pactor, AndreaBy focusing on technology, Women Give 2020 seeks to understand how women’s greater use of social networks and greater presence in key online spaces might influence philanthropy. This subject resonates in particular with women donors who are often drawn to philanthropy through collective giving and the sense of community they build when giving together. Women are inclined to give more than money, combining charitable donations with volunteer or board service, or with more informal giving and helping. Moreover, women donors tend to be drawn to some causes in particular, such as women’s and girls’ issues, or other organizations to which they are connected personally.Item Women Give 2020 Discussion Guide(2020-04-21)The Women’s Philanthropy Institute’s new research, New Forms of Giving in a Digital Age: Powered by Technology, Creating Community, finds that women give more gifts than men and contribute a greater proportion of dollars than men online, a pattern that is consistent with their offline behavior. This discussion guide is designed to start conversations around these topics.Item Women Give 2020 Executive Summary(2020-04-21)Women Give 2020 builds on research that shows broad gender differences in how women and men use the Internet and social networks, and how they give. By focusing on technology, this study seeks to understand how women’s greater use of social networks and greater presence in key online spaces might influence philanthropy.Item Women Give 2020 Infographic(2020-04-21)Item Women Give 2020 Infographic - Fun Facts(2020-04-21)