This paper investigates serial crowdfunders' performance over successive campaigns. Adopting an expected utility maximization framework in a setting with asymmetric information about hidden entrepreneurial actions and types, we propose that crowdfunding amounts raised will follow cyclical pattern A sample drawn from the population of crowdfunders on Kickstarter confirms this prediction suggests...

Nurturing relationships with major donors is a priority for nonprofits, and “relationship fundraising” the dominant paradigm. This grounded theory study addressed practical needs dearth of research by analyzing how fundraisers develop relationships. In first-of-its-kind study, we interviewed 20 pairs higher education ( n = 40) from multiple U.S. institutions. We discovered five tiers basic conn...

When the government gives a grant to a private charitable organization, do the donors to that organization give less? If they do, is it because the grants crowd out donors who feel they gave through taxes (classic crowd out), or is it because the grant crowds out the fund-raising of the charities who, after getting the grant, reduce efforts of fund-raising (fund-raising crowd out)? This is the ...

This paper examines a puzzling inconsistency between the theoretical prediction of private provisions to public goods and actual fundraising behavior. While fundraisers often choose to announce past contributions, economic theory predicts that contributions will be largest when donors are uninformed of the contributions made by others. This paper suggests that an announcement strategy may be op...

ABSTRACT Fundraising strategy is a carried out by an institution to raise funds such as the LAZISNU Padangsidimpuan City in increasing ZIS fund receipts, which useful for knowing implementation of fundraising at LAZISNU. This study uses qualitative approach with type field research. Sources data form primary and secondary data. Collecting method observation, interviews documentation. The analys...

18 Abstract In recent years, fundraising has been a major challenge for nonprofit organizations (NPOs) due to lack of support from state and federal governments, the recent economic downturn, and fierce competition among increasing numbers of charities. To overcome this challenging environment, NPOs have attempted to reach prospective donors and contributors by developing broad and diverse fund...