Crowdsourcing for a better world

Choy, Katherine; Schlagwein, Daniel

doi:10.1108/itp-09-2014-0215

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“…Crowdfunding aims to collect funds through the Internet for commercial or charitable purposes (Choy and Schlagwein, 2016). Internet-based crowdfunding platforms allow project initiators to reach large crowds publicly (Gerber et al, 2012).…”

Section: Charitable Crowdfundingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An increasing number of people are becoming involved in charitable crowdfunding because of the wide reach of social networking. Researchers have shown an increased interest in the expanding charitable crowdfunding phenomenon and especially in the reasons that motivate people to support it (Choy and Schlagwein, 2016).…”

Section: Charitable Crowdfundingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Motivations refer to the reasons or goals that give rise to an action; they are widely used to explain behavioral intentions in psychology and Information Science (Hung et al, 2011). The "intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation" model highlighted by SDT (Deci and Ryan, 2000) has been identified as being helpful and useful in both the traditional charity and crowdfunding literature (Choy and Schlagwein, 2016). Intrinsic motivations are defined as the engagement of an individual in an activity for personal interest, as well as for fun and enjoyment; extrinsic motivations refer to the gains the individual expects to make from performing the activity; usually these are external rewards (Ryan and Deci, 2000).…”

Section: Motivations and Self-determination Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Why Do People Support Online Crowdfunding Charities? A Case Study From China

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Whereas the effect of people’s motivations to give to traditional, off-line charities has been extensively investigated, their motivations to support online charitable crowdfunding projects are largely unexplored. The present study examines the influences of extrinsic motivations (such as reputation, the wish to signal a certain image; and reciprocity, the expectation on future return for their present contribution), intrinsic motivations (such as a sense of belonging, the feeling of belonging to an integral part of a positive community; joy of giving, the anticipated positive emotions experienced by helping others; altruism, intrinsic desire to help others without expectation of a return; and financial constraints, individuals’ personally felt financial stresses induced by donations), and social interactions (such as social influence, people’s perception of how their close acquaintances believe they should support the project; and social ties, the strength of the relationship between the individual and the project initiator) on intentions to support charitable crowdfunding behaviors, namely, the willingness to share (WTS) project information and the intention to donate (ITD) money. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses on self-reported survey data from 617 respondents in China reveal support for the hypotheses. The results show that intrinsic motivations and social ties are predictors for both supporting behaviors. Reputation and social influence motivate people to share projects, but have no significant effects on their ITD. Reciprocity is positively, and financial constraints are negatively, related to ITD but have no significant effects on WTS. These findings offer insights into the motivations driving individuals’ participation in charitable crowdfunding. The implications for both platforms and fundraisers are discussed.

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Section: Charitable Crowdfundingmentioning

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Section: Charitable Crowdfundingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Motivations and Self-determination Theorymentioning

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Why Do People Support Online Crowdfunding Charities? A Case Study From China

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“…For example, studies have been conducted on the motivations of individuals to participate in various forms of crowdsourcing (eg, Frey, Lüthje, & Haag, 2011;Jeppesen & Frederiksen, 2006;Lakhani & Wolf, 2005;Leimeister et al, 2009). Although these studies at times include considerations of underlying values, they only investigate these values in relation to how they motivate crowds (Choy & Schlagwein, 2016). While these studies help us to better understand workers' motivations (for a recent review, Spindeldreher & Schlagwein, 2016), they typically are not concerned with ethical issues.…”

Section: Prior Work On Crowdsourcingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethical norms and issues in crowdsourcing practices: A Habermasian analysis

Schlagwein

Ćećez-Kecmanović

Hanckel

2018

Information Systems Journal

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Crowdsourcing practices have generated much discussion on their ethics and fairness, yet these topics have received little scholarly investigation. Some have criticized crowdsourcing for worker exploitation and for undermining workplace regulations. Others have lauded crowdsourcing for enabling workers' autonomy and allowing disadvantaged people to access previously unreachable job markets. In this paper, we examine the ethics in crowdsourcing practices by focusing on three questions: (a) What ethical issues exist in crowdsourcing practices? (b) are ethical norms emerging or are issues emerging that require ethical norms? and, more generally, (c) how can the ethics of crowdsourcing practices be established? We answer these questions by engaging with Jürgen Habermas' discourse ethics theory to interpret findings from a longitudinal field study (from 2013 to 2016) involving key crowdsourcing participants (workers, platform organizers, and requesters) of three crowdsourcing communities. Grounded in this empirical study, we identify ethical concerns and discuss the ones for which ethical norms have emerged as well as others which remain unresolved and problematic in crowdsourcing practices. Furthermore, we provide normative considerations of how ethical concerns can be identified, discussed, and resolved based on the principles of discourse ethics.

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“…Fundraisers can select individual reward schemes for their contributions. This is a popular form of crowdfunding [ 14 , 27 , 35 , 40 , 44 , 46 , 51 - 55 ]. Examples include GoFundMe, Indiegogo, and Kickstarter.…”

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Understanding the Dimensions of Medical Crowdfunding: A Visual Analytics Approach

Ren¹,

Raghupathi²,

Raghupathi³

2020

J Med Internet Res

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Background Medical crowdfunding has emerged as a growing field for fundraising opportunities. Some environmental trends have driven the emergence of campaigns to raise funds for medical care. These trends include lack of medical insurance, economic backlash following the 2008 financial collapse, and shortcomings of health care regulations. Objective Research regarding crowdfunding campaign use, reasons, and effects on the provision of medical care and individual relationships in health systems is limited. This study aimed to explore the nature and dimensions of the phenomenon of medical crowdfunding using a visual analytics approach and data crawled from the GoFundMe crowdfunding platform in 2019. We aimed to explore and identify the factors that contribute to a successful campaign. Methods This data-driven study used a visual analytics approach. It focused on descriptive analytics to obtain a panoramic insight into medical projects funded through the GoFundMe crowdfunding platform. Results This study highlighted the relevance of positioning the campaign for fundraising. In terms of motivating donors, it appears that people are typically more generous in contributing to campaigns for children rather than those for adults. The results emphasized the differing dynamics that a picture posted in the campaign brings to the potential for medical crowdfunding. In terms of donor’s motivation, the results show that a picture depicting the pediatric patient by himself or herself is the most effective. In addition, a picture depicting the current medical condition of the patient as severe is more effective than one depicting relative normalcy in the condition. This study also drew attention to the optimum length of the title. Finally, an interesting trend in the trajectory of donations is that the average amount of a donation decreases with an increase in the number of donors. This indicates that the first donors tend to be the most generous. Conclusions This study examines the relationship between social media, the characteristics of a campaign, and the potential for fundraising. Its analysis of medical crowdfunding campaigns across the states offers a window into the status of the country’s health care affordability. This study shows the nurturing role that social media can play in the domain of medical crowdfunding. In addition, it discusses the drivers of a successful fundraising campaign with respect to the GoFundMe platform.

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Crowdsourcing for a better world

Cited by 113 publications

References 55 publications

Why Do People Support Online Crowdfunding Charities? A Case Study From China

Why Do People Support Online Crowdfunding Charities? A Case Study From China

Ethical norms and issues in crowdsourcing practices: A Habermasian analysis

Understanding the Dimensions of Medical Crowdfunding: A Visual Analytics Approach

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