"Embarking on a Republic of Benevolence: New Survey Finding
on Charitable Giving."
Paul G. Schervish and John J. Havens. Nonprofit and
Voluntary Sector Quarterly 27, no. 2 (June 1998): 237-242.
In this article, the authors provide a tentative answer to a vexing statistical
question about the level of charitable giving in the United States: Why does
the Independent Sector's (IS) "Survey of Giving and Volunteering"
consistently estimate personal contributions to nonprofit organizations to be
65% to 75% lower than corresponding estimates reported by the American Association
of Fund-Raising Counsel (AAFRC)?
"Empowerment and Beneficence: Strategies of Living and Giving
Among the Wealthy."
Final Report of The Study on Wealth and Philanthropy. Paul G. Schervish and
Andrew Herman. Presentation of findings from the Study on Wealth and Philanthropy
submitted to the T.B. Murphy Foundation Charitable Trust, July 1988.
This report
presents the findings of a thematic analysis of in depth interviews with 130
millionaires about their business, spiritual and philanthropic biographies.
We review the research design and methodology of the "Study on Wealth and
Philanthropy;" locate the study of wealth and philanthropy within the general
framework of the sociology of money; explore the themes of identity formation
and world-building; and examine sixteen distinct strategies of philanthropy
among the wealthy.
"Estate Tax: "Philanthropy Can Thrive Without the Estate Tax."
Paul G. Schervish. Chronicle of Philanthropy, 11 January, 2001.
What will be the consequences for charity of a dismantling of the estate tax?
Contrary to many Paul Schervish concludes that reducing or repealing the tax
will have positive benefits for charities. Read his controversial editorial
from the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
"Explaining the U in the U-Shaped Curve."
Paul G. Schervish
and John J. Havens. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit
Organizations 6, no. 2, (Aug. 1995): 202-225.
In this paper we inquire about the relative generosity of that sub-population
of households that donate to charitable causes. We base our analysis on data
collected in the "1990 National Survey of Giving and Volunteering in the
United States" conducted by the Gallup Organization for the Independent
Sector.
"Extended Report of the Wealth with Responsibility Study / 2000."
Paul G. Schervish and John J. Havens. March 2001.
The report presents findings
from the "Wealth with Responsibility Study / 2000," the purpose of
which was to discover how wealth holders think about and act on the capacity
of their wealth to affect their own lives, to shape the lives of their heirs,
and to improve the lives of others. This extended presentation of findings includes
complete tables.
Download Published Article: "The Mind of the Millionare: Findings from a National Survey on Wealth with Responsibility" (3.6MB)
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