The authors present the first cross-national comparison of more than 300 national
campaigns for charitable causes in the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United States …

Religious congregations in the US receive substantially more philanthropic contributions
than any other category of organizations, yet little research has investigated how …

Previous research on charitable giving has identified a significant relationship between
political conservatism and greater financial giving to charitable causes. Yet that research …

This paper provides a meta-analysis of the intersection of (a) religiosity and spirituality with
(b) generosity, philanthropy, nonprofits, and prosociality. The study is informed by three …

Past research reveals mixed results regarding the relationship between gender and
charitable giving. We show gender plays a significant role in giving but only when …

Charities are in constant need to raise funds and thereby solicit donations through
requesting the public and corporate enterprises. The satisfaction of a brand image by public …

Although religious giving represents the largest sector of charitable giving in the US, its
overall impact on social welfare has been questioned, pointing to the possibility that the …

Voluntary organizations, such as religious congregations, ask their members to contribute
money as a part of membership and rely on these contributions for their survival. Yet often …

Past research on religion and civic engagement generally only examines one type of
engagement and focuses on cognitive rather than emotional predictors. Extending Collins' …

This reply explores issues raised in comments by Myers (2012) and Saroglou (2012) on
Galen (2012) regarding whether religiosity has any influence on prosociality. Areas of …