Islamic Philantrophy Development in Digital Era: New Strategy of Fund Raising and Supervision Program

Abstract

<p>Industry 4.0, which is a shape of fourth stage of industrial revolution, influences human life such as new media development. Nowadays, most people are being active users in digital world as a new social sphere. Many activities in social media affects various creative ideas, one of them is a medium of fund raising. As fourth stage of industrial revolution it does not cut off humanitarian acts for caring each others, even its appearance can be alternative media to create various humanitarian acts. Islamic philantrophy has take for granted New Media as developing model of fund raising and supervision program to enhance humanitarian acts. This study attempts to analyze developing of Islamic philantrophy phenomena in new media by utilizing qualitative method. The results is going to find a model of fund raising throughout new media and to create a program of supervision for sustainability acts as an effort to establish prosperous society. By this research, Islamic philantrophy is able to develop rapidly and achieve wider success through a new strategy. The main aspect of new strategy model must be syncronized to Islamic laws embedded in Quran and Hadits for avoiding inappropiate ways and debatable rules.</p>

Digitizing Zakat Collection through the E-payment System

“…The digitization of zakat collection is also considered to be able to overcome the current weak synchronization and coordination of OPZ organizations in Indonesia. Given that currently it is the industrial era 4.0 that utilizes the digital world as a platform or as a substitute for virtual reality space, problems regarding weaknesses, threats, synchronization and coordination can be easily resolved (Efendi & Arifin, 2019). This is because the industrial era 4.0 has been used to win the market share of a company and monitor processes in an industry (Almada-Lobo, 2016), so that it can also be used to see the potential of anyone who becomes a mustahik and muzakki easily.…”

Zakat Fundraising Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges in Digital Era

“…In other words, the solution efforts mentioned above can be recommendations from this paper to OPZ to be able to use the internet not merely to provide convenience of transaction services, but also as an effort to socialize OPZ programs, educate, communicate in both directions can understand what muzakki complains and wants as well as caring for muzakki's trust in order to increase the collection of zakat funds (Efendi & Ferdi, 2019).…”

“…Utilizing digital technology to get a target market reach that is further and wider in socializing OPZ programs, providing education about zakat and reporting its distribution activities to Mustahiq with full trust, professionalism and transparent. Besides that, OPZ is demanded to be able to understand market behavior (prospective muzakki) to foster trust, interest and willingness to pay zakat (Efendi & Ferdi, 2019).…”

“…Other research related to zakat fundraising strategies or about challenges in the digital age has been carried out, for example: research by Leeflang, Verhoef, Dahlström, & Freundt (2014) which examines the challenges faced by corporate marketing in the digital era and its solutions; Siregar (2016) research which discusses the problematic fundraising of zakat in a Regional Amil Zakat Agency (Bazda); Abidah (2016) research about the analysis of fundraising strategies to improve the management of zakat, infaq and Shadaqah at the Amil zakat institution; Kasri & Putri, (2018) research offering a fundraising method as a technique to optimize the potential of zakat in Indonesia; Nopiardo (2018) research on the strategy of collecting zakat funds at the National Amil Zakat Agency (Baznas) ; Efendi & Ferdi (2019) research that analyzes the phenomenon of the development of Islamic philanthropy in the digital age with a qualitative approach.…”

Islamic Philanthropy Institutions and Economic Empowerment of the People

“…Various studies on Islamic philanthropic institutions have been carried out, such as those conducted by Usman, Mulia, Chairy & Widowati (2020), Fauzi & Gunawan (2022), Harnia (2021), Fauzia (2017, Abidin (2021), Imawan, KS & Purwanto (2018), Efendi & Arifin (2019), Sholihah & Zaenurrosyid (2018), Jahar (2017), Addury, Adi, GH & Pangestu (2022), Ichsan (2020), Alwi, Ilham & Amir (2021), Amsari & Nasution (2019), Gwadabe & Rahman (2020), Atia (2021), Syamsuri, Arif, Sari & Faza (2020), Setiyowati (2019), Rozalinda (2015), Zuchroh (2021), Iskandar, Possumah, Aqbar & Yunta (2021), Abdullah & Jamal (2022), Yumarni MH, www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1697(Paper) ISSN 2222-2847(Online) Vol.13, No.18, 2022 2 Suhartini, Mulayadi (2019), Muhtada (2014), Malik (2016), Ibrahim (2015), Nahar & Yacoob (2022), Syamsuri & Mokan (2021) , Achmad (2022), Adachi (2018), Febriansyah & Wahyuni (2021),shows that the existence of Islamic philanthropic institutions is able to play a role and contribute to improving people's welfare through various programs for distributing ziswaf funds (zakat, infaq, alms and waqf) to all people in Indonesia, especially in Indonesia.…”