Japanese Fundraising: A Comparative Study of the United States and Japan

Onishi, Tamaki

doi:10.1057/palgrave.ijea.2150062

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“…In the past decade, more discussions have been seen among scholars and practitioners on the revenue of the nonprofit sector in Japan (Onishi 2007;Japan Center for International Exchange 2004, and recently fundraising activities have been heavily paid attention in Japanese civil society (Yamauchi 2014). There is, however, little scientific or evidence-based research.…”

Section: Japanese Civil Society At a Crossroadsmentioning

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Local Charitable Giving and Civil Society Organizations in Japan

Ishida

Okuyama

2015

Voluntas

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This paper, using original survey data, examines the factors influencing individual giving behavior toward the organizations focusing on who gives what to which types of organizations, especially the local civil society organizations. The study finds that the variables regarding personal socio-demographic traits, experiences of local social participation, and an attachment to local society are statistically significant, but not the contextual effect such as size of city. In addition, it reveals various factors influencing giving behavior toward the neighborhood associations and incorporated NPOs. That is, it may denote there are different attributes between people who give to the neighborhood associations and people who give to the incorporated NPOs. Thus, further development of organizational forms may be considered for achieving better local governance and providing local public goods by the promotion of charitable giving from the enlightened residents.Résumé Cet article, qui utilise les données d'une enquête originale, étudie les facteurs qui influencent les comportements de dons individuels en faveur des organisations, en portant principalement sur ceux qui donnent, ce qu'ils donnent et à quels types d'organisations, en particulier les organisations de la société civile (OSC) locales. L'étude constate que les variables relatives aux caractéristiques personnelles sociodémographiques, aux expériences de participation sociale locale et à l'attachement à une société locale sont statistiquement significatives, mais pas l'effet contextuel comme la taille de sa ville. En outre, elle révèle divers facteurs qui influencent les comportements de dons en faveur des associations de quartier et des OBNL constituées. Autrement dit, elle peut indiquer qu'il existe des caractéristiques différentes entre les personnes qui donnent aux associations de quartier et celles qui donnent aux OSBL constituées. Ainsi, le développement avancé de formes d'organisation peut être envisagé pour parvenir à une meilleure gouvernance locale et fournir des biens publics locaux par la promotion de dons caritatifs de résidents éclairés.Zusammenfassung Dieser Beitrag stützt sich auf originale Erhebungsdaten und untersucht die Faktoren, die das individuelle Spendenverhalten gegenüber Organisationen beeinflussen, wobei man sich darauf konzentriert, wer was an welche Arten von Organisationen, und insbesondere die lokalen Bürgergesellschaftsor-ganisationen, spendet. Die Studie kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass die Variablen hinsichtlich der persönlichen sozio-demografischen Charakteristiken, der Erfahrungen mit lokaler gesellschaftlicher Partizipation und einer Bindung zur lokalen Gesellschaft statistisch signifikant sind, nicht jedoch der kontextabhängige Effekt, wie zum Beispiel die Größe einer Stadt. Des Weiteren werden variierende Faktoren gezeigt, die das Spendenverhalten gegenüber Nachbarschaftsvereinigungen und inkorporierten Nonprofit-Organisationen beeinflussen. Das heißt, dass unter Umständen unterschiedliche Attribute von Personen vorliegen, die a...

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Section: Japanese Civil Society At a Crossroadsmentioning

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Local Charitable Giving and Civil Society Organizations in Japan

Ishida

Okuyama

2015

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“…In contrast, WIN WIN had a weak fundraising strategy. The most common method of fundraising in Japan is proposal writing, usually in an attempt to garner government subsidies or grants (Onishi, 2007: 213). This type of fundraising was not the focus of WIN WIN.…”

Section: The Role Of Institutions Culture and Organizational Decisionsmentioning

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“…This type of fundraising was not the focus of WIN WIN. Instead, WIN WIN conformed to another fundraising ‘norm’ in Japanese culture – it relied on word of mouth (Onishi, 2007: 210). Here, establishing a core of well-known notables was essential in guaranteeing the viability of the organization.…”

Section: The Role Of Institutions Culture and Organizational Decisionsmentioning

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WIN WIN's Struggles with the Institutional Transfer of the EMILY's List Model to Japan: The Role of Accountability and Policy

Gaunder¹

2011

Japanese Journal of Political Science

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This article addresses the complexities of institutional transfer by exploring the case of EMILY's List and WIN WIN, two women's organizations in the US and Japan respectively that seek to increase the number of women in office by providing funds early in candidates’ campaigns. Specifically, it asks why WIN WIN has struggled to successfully implement the EMILY's List model in Japan. This article argues that differing institutional environments and cultures have less explanatory power than decisions made at the organization level. In particular, while differences in the political funding regimes and so-called ‘cultures of giving’ exist, they do not necessarily preclude the success of an EMILY's List-type organization in Japan. Instead, WIN WIN made significant strategic organizational decisions that have impeded its ability to have a significant impact on female candidacy at the national level. Specifically, WIN WIN's lack of accountability to its members combined with its broader commitment to gender consciousness have limited its success.

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“…Regarding macroeconomic factors, both countries experienced the 2008 economic recession, but their capital markets recovered by the late 2010s (Zhang 2018). Second, both countries' public research universities have experienced decreased government appropriations and are expected to fundraise more (Jackson 2013;Onishi 2007). Third, both governments apply similar charitable deduction policies to encourage donations to higher education.…”

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Do government appropriations and tax policies impact donations to public research universities in Japan and the USA?

Fumitake

2020

High Educ

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As constraints on government funding to public universities become a trend in higher education internationally, clarifying the impact of government policies on donor behavior from a comparative perspective is an issue of higher education research. This paper aims to explore the impact of government appropriations and tax policies on macro trends in donations to public research universities in Japan and USA. Panel data of donation revenue to public research universities in both countries is used to answer the following two research questions: (1) whether the trends in capital markets affect the donation revenue of public research universities operating under different tax systems in Japan and USA, and (2) how the level of government support to higher education affects donations to American and Japanese public research universities. The primary finding is that stock prices are positively associated with donations in USA; however, there is no evidence that stock prices have a positive impact on donations to Japanese public research universities. These contrasting results imply that higher stock prices do not always induce donations to universities and that it is important to consider each country’s tax structure when looking for possible links between stock prices and donations to universities. Also, donor behavior is independent of the amount of government appropriations received by universities in both Japan and USA; therefore, the recent decreasing trends in government appropriations in both countries do not necessarily attract donors.

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Japanese Fundraising: A Comparative Study of the United States and Japan

Cited by 10 publications

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Local Charitable Giving and Civil Society Organizations in Japan

Local Charitable Giving and Civil Society Organizations in Japan

WIN WIN's Struggles with the Institutional Transfer of the EMILY's List Model to Japan: The Role of Accountability and Policy

Do government appropriations and tax policies impact donations to public research universities in Japan and the USA?

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