‘Hearts and Minds’: Examining the Kuwaiti Humanitarian Model as an Emerging Arab Donor

Elkahlout, Ghassan

doi:10.1080/25765949.2020.1728975

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“…The target population consists of respondents with an Internet connection in the collectivist culture of Kuwait. The collectivist community in Kuwait has low rates of individualism (Hofstede Insights, 2017), and long experience in donating and humanitarian contributions (Elkahlout, 2020), especially via online platforms as officially urged by the MOSAL (2016). After discarding incomplete responses, a final set of 565 responses from Kuwaiti participants was retained and used for the subsequent analysis.…”

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Social solidarity amid the COVID-19 outbreak: fundraising campaigns and donors' attitudes

Bin-Nashwan¹,

Al-Daihani

Abdul-Jabbar

et al. 2020

IJSSP

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PurposeWith fundraising appeals for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief efforts and donating to those affected by its spread and impact, donors, volunteers and charities can all play their part and render much-needed support and aid. The purpose of this study is to be part of such effort by empirically examining the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations that drive people's attitudes to engage in fundraising campaigns launched in many communities, providing a richer understanding of donors' responses.Design/methodology/approachThe present work follows a quantitative approach based on an online survey conducted among potential Kuwaiti charitable donors. A total of 565 useable responses (356 females, 209 males) were obtained using snowball sampling and analyzed through smart partial least squares (SmartPLS) software.FindingsWith 90% of respondents financially able to donate who have a monthly income equal to or greater than the average (US$2000), this study confirms the suitability of the model used in predicting donors' attitudes to contribute online to grassroots fundraising campaigns. It reveals that all constructs included in the model (i.e. charitable projects geared for those affected by the pandemic, Internet technology (IT) features and religiosity level) are statistically significant, except for trust in charities.Practical implicationsThis study suggests that in uncertainty and concern surrounding COVID-19, nonprofit organizations, charities and governments should make concerted efforts toward mitigating the impacts of the pandemic on families and workers who are on the frontline against its outbreak. Possible areas need to be improved through suitable proactive strategies to solicit online monetary donations, such as charitable projects with inclusive information, focus attention on IT features (e.g. privacy, trustworthiness, security and effectiveness) and strengthen the religious faith of donors toward the significance of helping vulnerable groups and regions.Originality/valueThe research adds value to the literature on donation and giving behavior by offering an in-depth understanding of what influences online donation attitudes, especially amid such an unprecedented epidemic crisis.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social solidarity amid the COVID-19 outbreak: fundraising campaigns and donors' attitudes

Bin-Nashwan¹,

Al-Daihani

Abdul-Jabbar

et al. 2020

IJSSP

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“…The target population consists of online users in the collectivist culture of Kuwait. The collectivist community in Kuwait has low rates of individualism (Hofstede Insights, 2017), and long experience in donating and humanitarian contributions (Elkahlout, 2020), especially via online platforms and social network sites as officially urged by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) (2016). After discarding incomplete responses, a final set of 565 responses was retained and used for the subsequent analysis.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Over the years, Kuwait has attracted global attention for its major humanitarian profile, wealth and foreign policy. It has more than 50 years of experience in providing charitable and emergency assistance (Elkahlout, 2020). Although the literature has examined how SMPs could help in supporting online fundraising and how charities manipulate the use of SMPs to promote the giving behavior and charitable activity (Curtis et al , 2010; Quinton and Fennemore, 2013; Zhong and Lin, 2018), internal and external motivations shaping SMP-driven donations for encountering global epidemic diseases have not yet been fully explored.…”

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Fundraising campaigns via social media platforms for mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic

Bin-Nashwan¹,

Al-Daihani

2020

JIMA

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Purpose The rapid outbreak of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has triggered unprecedented restrictions on not only human movement but also a wide sphere of economic activities, disrupting livelihood, welfare and business worldwide. In response, some Muslim communities have launched fundraising campaigns to mitigate the socio-economic impacts of the virus on the front-liners and the most affected segments of vulnerable populations. The purpose of this study is to explore the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of donors to these campaigns who contribute via social media platforms (SMPs). Design/methodology/approach This study adopts a cross-sectional research design using an online survey conducted in a typical Muslim community such as Kuwait. A total of 565 samples of data (356 women, 209 men) were used for analysis. Partial least squares-structural equation modeling was used to estimate the research model and extract meaningful conclusions. Findings The results show that charitable projects, internet technology features, SMP features and religiosity are significant motivations that influence attitudes toward online donations related to COVID-19 response. All these relationships are indirectly related to intentions to donate via SMP through a significant mediating effect of attitude. Practical implications The outcome of this study could support the efforts of governments, non-profit organizations and communities to focus attention on suitable proactive strategies to boost online fundraising campaigns for those affected by epidemic diseases. Originality/value This study enriches the literature by integrating both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of online donations into a new and unique related context such as SMP, especially amid the COVID-19 crisis.

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“…In this respect, both have used strong track records of partnership with major UN and other Arab Development Group alliances to leverage their COVID-19 response plans. When it was first founded, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KF/AED) was considered somewhat a development institutional trailblazer (ElKahlout 2020 ). Nevertheless, the assiduousness with which Kuwait’s foreign policy agenda was maximized through trend-lines of Kuwait’s aid and assistance practice has been framed in part of a wider discourse about “dinar diplomacy” and influence (Assiri 1991 ).…”

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The survival of small states in the Gulf region: COVID-19, pandemic politics and the future of niche diplomacy

Milton‐Edwards

2021

Int Polit

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The Gulf is increasingly recognized as one of the most dynamic and unstable regions in the international system. Within the region, the survival of small states can no longer be taken for granted and power relations are conflictual. The hegemonic ambitions of larger regional state actors draw small states into a contested orbit and emphasize the fluidity of pre-existing notions of the balance of power. This has led to forms of fragmentation. Small states can no longer sit comfortably under the shelter of regional and even external super-powers. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small states like Kuwait and Qatar is a useful prism to examine the ways in which such small states attempt to project power and sovereignty through their diplomatic responses. Our argument, here, is that such discourse is framed as part of an ideational and material construct for state resilience within a regional and international system that is perceived as predatory. Yet pandemic politics reveals both the opportunities and limits of such approaches.

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‘Hearts and Minds’: Examining the Kuwaiti Humanitarian Model as an Emerging Arab Donor

Cited by 11 publications

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Social solidarity amid the COVID-19 outbreak: fundraising campaigns and donors' attitudes

Social solidarity amid the COVID-19 outbreak: fundraising campaigns and donors' attitudes

Fundraising campaigns via social media platforms for mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic

The survival of small states in the Gulf region: COVID-19, pandemic politics and the future of niche diplomacy

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