Do State Characteristics That Would Affect Public Perceptions Matter in Charitable Contributions? An Empirical Analysis of Nursing Homes

Authors

  • Zhiwei Zhang Kansas State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18666/JNEL-2019-V9-I3-8876

Keywords:

nonprofit organizations, nursing homes, public perception, donations, professionalism and performance

Abstract

Nonprofit organizations rely on private donations as a source of funding. As a result, this paper examines the effects of factors that shape public perceptions about nonprofits, such as nonprofit organizations’ professionalism and performance and their awareness of needs, on charitable giving from private donors. Because giving is likely to depend on particular characteristics of a sector, the analysis was limited to one sector of nonprofit organizations, nursing homes. The empirical results, based on 8-year panel data, suggest nursing home characteristics that affect private donations to this sector. This research is beneficial to scholars and practitioners who are interested in learning more about private giving. Policy implications are also discussed in detail.

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Author Biography

Zhiwei Zhang, Kansas State University

Zhiwei Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Political Science.  He received a degree in Public Administration from Beijing Institute of Machinery (2006), his M.P.A. from Kansas State University (2009) and Ph.D. (2013) from University of Kentucky. His research interests focus on public finance and budgeting, public procurement and public private partnership, donors' philanthropy behavior, and nonprofit finance and management.

Published

2019-07-08

Issue

Section

Empirical Research