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Men and women approach philanthropy with different motivations and patterns of giving. Research helps fundraisers and donors understand the context for giving and provides evidence-based data to help both groups proceed more confidently.
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Item Women Give 2021 Infographic(2021-03-16)Item Women Give 2021(2021-03-16) Mesch, Debra; Osili, Una; Bergdoll, Jon; Ackerman, Jacqueline; Skidmore, Tessa; Sager, JeannieWomen Give 2021 examines how households make charitable decisions. It places charitable decision making in context with other financial decisions that couples make, and explores how these decisions relate to the amount couples give. It unveils new information about how these conversations about giving take place, and whether couples are happy with their decision-making processes.Item Giving Plan for Couples(2021-03-16)This can serve as a guide to help you as a couple become more intentional about your charitable giving.Item Women Give 2020 Infographic - Fun Facts(2020-04-21)Item Women Give 2020 Discussion Guide(2020-04-21)The Women’s Philanthropy Institute’s new research, New Forms of Giving in a Digital Age: Powered by Technology, Creating Community, finds that women give more gifts than men and contribute a greater proportion of dollars than men online, a pattern that is consistent with their offline behavior. This discussion guide is designed to start conversations around these topics.Item Women Give 2020 Executive Summary(2020-04-21)Women Give 2020 builds on research that shows broad gender differences in how women and men use the Internet and social networks, and how they give. By focusing on technology, this study seeks to understand how women’s greater use of social networks and greater presence in key online spaces might influence philanthropy.Item Women Give 2020(2020-04-21) Mesch, Debra; Osili, Una; Ackerman, Jacqueline; Bergdoll, Jon; Skidmore, Tessa; Pactor, AndreaBy focusing on technology, Women Give 2020 seeks to understand how women’s greater use of social networks and greater presence in key online spaces might influence philanthropy. This subject resonates in particular with women donors who are often drawn to philanthropy through collective giving and the sense of community they build when giving together. Women are inclined to give more than money, combining charitable donations with volunteer or board service, or with more informal giving and helping. Moreover, women donors tend to be drawn to some causes in particular, such as women’s and girls’ issues, or other organizations to which they are connected personally.Item Women Give 2020 Infographic(2020-04-21)Item Women Give 2019(2019-03-19) Mesch, Debra; Osili, Una; Ackerman, Jacqueline; Bergdoll, Jonathan; Williams-Pulfer, Kim; Pactor, Andrea; Thayer, AmyIn Women Give 2019: Gender and Giving Across Communities of Color, the Women’s Philanthropy Institute seeks to understand how generosity links women across racial lines. While some research has examined race and charitable giving, this study is the frst to explore the intersection of race, gender, and giving.1 The study builds on a growing body of research that examines how women and men give. It is now well understood that gender diferences exist in women’s and men’s motivations for and patterns of giving. By focusing on the relationship among race, gender, and philanthropy, this report recognizes the philanthropic eforts of all women and in particular, women in communities of color.Item Women Give 2018(2018-03-13) Mesch, Debra; Wilhelm, Mark Ottoni; Osili, Una; Bergdoll, Jonathan; Han, Xiao; Pactor, Andrea; Ackerman, JacquelineWomen Give 2018 asks how parents transmit generosity to their children and whether this differs for sons and daughters. The study first explores the linkage between whether parents give to charitable organizations and whether their adult children give. It then examines frequency and amount of parental giving as well as the parents’ wealth level to assess how these factors relate to charitable giving by the adult children.