The Logic of Charity: Great Expectations in Hard Times

Mohan, John; Breeze, Beth

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“…It is therefore known that affluent communities have extensive and diverse non-profit landscapes (Bielefeld, 2000;Wolch and Geiger, 1983;Wolpert, 1993), while in contrast lowincome communities have fewer organizations and these have lower levels of resources (Allard, 2009;Gronbjerg and Paarlberg, 2001;Joassart-Marcelli and Wolch, 2003;McDougle and Lam, 2013). British work has shown similar patterns both historically (Mohan, 2003) and in the contemporary period (Clifford, 2012;Mohan and Breeze, 2016). Scholars have therefore warned about geographical unevenness, and suggested that this may lead to inequities and inefficiencies in how non-profit services are accessed (Clotfelter, 1992;Wolch, 1999).…”

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Community-level impacts of the third sector: Does the local distribution of voluntary organizations influence the likelihood of volunteering?

Mohan

Bennett

2019

Environ Plan A

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Scholars have attributed various beneficial outcomes to the presence and density of the voluntary, third or non-profit sector in communities. One way in which the distribution of such organizations may benefit communities is through providing opportunities for volunteering. We hypothesize that the distribution of third-sector organizations has an influence, after controlling for relevant individual and area characteristics, on the likelihood of engaging in formal volunteering (defined as unpaid help given through, and to, third-sector organizations, rather than directly to individuals). Using administrative data from the Charity Commission, we classify organizations in terms of their geographical scale of operation. We then construct indicators of the distribution of charities, and their expenditures, for local authorities in England. We obtain data on volunteering by individuals from the Citizenship Survey and link this to administrative data contained in the Charity Commission register on the distribution of charities. We find that there is a positive relationship between the numbers of charities operating locally and the likelihood of volunteering. Other measures, however, including the distribution of charities operating either regionally or nationally, have no statistically significant effects. We find no relationship between a measure of the size of charities (the median expenditures of charities within local authorities) and the likelihood of volunteering. These findings are relevant beyond the UK to debates about the understanding of variations in voluntary action, and to discussions about the impact of the third sector upon communities.

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Community-level impacts of the third sector: Does the local distribution of voluntary organizations influence the likelihood of volunteering?

Mohan

Bennett

2019

Environ Plan A

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“…Conscious of the internal diversity of the sector (Kendall and Knapp, 1996;Clifford and Mohan, 2016), and of a range of literature highlighting spatial variation and links between economic activity and geographically defined deprivation indices (Clifford et al, 2013;Mohan and Breeze, 2016), we wished to establish the extent to which our non-financial subjective data also manifested related patterns.…”

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The English Voluntary Sector: how Volunteering and Policy Climate Perceptions Matter

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Mohan²,

Brookes

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J. Soc. Pol.

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This paper considers the situation of the English voluntary sector in relation to austeritydriven social policies. Existing characterisations are outlined and it is argued that the quantitative evidence used to represent the situation of these organisations to date has been partial because it relies too narrowly on financial resource input measures. We argue that the situation of these organisations needs to be conceptualised in a more holistic way and, to initiate a move in this direction, we identify and explicate two relevant dimensions: the perceived capacity of organisations to rely on volunteers for support (a non-financial resource input); and their perception of the effect of the policy climate in shaping their capacity to flourish, including their ability to perform multiple roles beyond service provision alone. We draw on an original mixed methods empirical study undertaken in England in 2015 to operationalise these dimensions, combining qualitative interviews with national 'policy community' members with a large scale on-line survey of social policy charities. We find a complex and variegated situation that, while acknowledging the fundamental importance of financial resource pressures, also points to the salience of the volunteering situation, and to the relevance of the challenging policy climate that these organisations have to navigate.

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“…Thus, giving circles in the U.K. and Ireland might help meet policyand enhance giving in an era of perma-austerity; however an unintended consequence might be an exacerbation of the gaps between the logics of government and charity (Mohan and Breeze, 2015).…”

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“…Politicians may hope or believe that philanthropy is an uncomplicated and singular concept that can unproblematically serve the public good in areas worst hit by public funding cuts, but in reality, philanthropy is complex, subjective and multifaceted, and it cannot easily be hitched to any particular political programme (Breeze, 2012;Mohan and Breeze, 2015). As more political capital is likely to be expended in efforts to promote philanthropy, there will be even greater tension between governmental objectives in theory and how people want to participate in philanthropy in practice.…”

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Growing Philanthropy through Giving Circles: Collective Giving and the Logic of Charity

Eikenberry

Breeze

2017

Social Policy & Society

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Whilst philanthropy has long helped fund private initiatives for public good, governments are becoming more interested in expanding this income source as pressures on public spending increase. One outcome of multiple efforts to enhance philanthropy is the growth of giving circles, which involve individual donors collaborating to support causes of mutual interest. This research examines the degree to which giving circles are a good mechanism for enhancing philanthropy. Our overarching interest is to understand if giving circles in the U.K. and Ireland might serve to grow philanthropy as well as shift the logic of charity to meet the expectations of policy-makers.

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The Logic of Charity: Great Expectations in Hard Times

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Community-level impacts of the third sector: Does the local distribution of voluntary organizations influence the likelihood of volunteering?

Community-level impacts of the third sector: Does the local distribution of voluntary organizations influence the likelihood of volunteering?

The English Voluntary Sector: how Volunteering and Policy Climate Perceptions Matter

Growing Philanthropy through Giving Circles: Collective Giving and the Logic of Charity

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