Giving and Volunteering Research Clearinghouse

Giving and Volunteering by Families

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[INDEPENDENT SECTOR titles appear in bold.] C The Center on Philanthropy Panel Study (COPPS)  This research project aims to follow the same families’ philanthropic behaviors throughout their lives. The COPPS is the only study that surveys giving and volunteering by the same households over time as families mature, face differing economic circumstances and encounter changes in their family size, health and other factors.  Source:  Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research  Charitable Giving by Married Couples: Who Decides and Why Does it Matter?  This paper explores who in the household is the primary decision maker on charity. Source:  James Andreoni, University of Wisconsin, Eleanor Brown, Pomona College, and Isaac Rischall, Citigroup, 1998

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Family Volunteering: An Exploratory Study of the Impact on Families 
This paper examines the impact of family volunteering on families.
Source: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 2003

Family Volunteering: The Final Report
This report examines the voluntary sector's current organizational practices as they apply to family volunteering from the perspective of managers of volunteer resources and from individual volunteers.
Source: Volunteer Canada, 2002

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