TY - CHAP
T1 - Inter-charity competition and efficiency
T2 - Considerations beyond fundraising and tax incentives for giving
AU - Lohse, Johannes
AU - Scharf, Kimberley
PY - 2021/12/14
Y1 - 2021/12/14
N2 - While insights into optimal fundraising strategies inform the debate on whether fundraising is valuable to non-profits seeking to maximize their charitable income, they do not speak to questions related to production efficiency or the optimal size and shape of the sector. Answering these questions requires a broader perspective. We argue that such a broader perspective must take into account the implications of inter-charity competition and donor responses for (i) the distribution of donations across charitable causes, across time and in aggregate; (ii) the technological choices charities make when deciding on how to convert donations and other inputs in the production of charitable outputs; and (iii) the structure of charitable markets. Using the insights from (i)–(iii), we then discuss the scope of government policies and tax incentives.
AB - While insights into optimal fundraising strategies inform the debate on whether fundraising is valuable to non-profits seeking to maximize their charitable income, they do not speak to questions related to production efficiency or the optimal size and shape of the sector. Answering these questions requires a broader perspective. We argue that such a broader perspective must take into account the implications of inter-charity competition and donor responses for (i) the distribution of donations across charitable causes, across time and in aggregate; (ii) the technological choices charities make when deciding on how to convert donations and other inputs in the production of charitable outputs; and (iii) the structure of charitable markets. Using the insights from (i)–(iii), we then discuss the scope of government policies and tax incentives.
UR - https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Taxation-and-Philanthropy/Peter-Huber/p/book/9780367688271
U2 - 10.4324/9781003139201-21
DO - 10.4324/9781003139201-21
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780367688271
T3 - Routledge International Handbooks
SP - 325
EP - 343
BT - The Routledge Handbook of Taxation and Philanthropy
A2 - Peter, Henry
A2 - Huber, Giedre Lideikyte
PB - Routledge
CY - London
ER -