Encouraging Generosity: The Practice and organization of Fundraising Across Nations

The international collaboration in this book creates a unique opportunity to establish, discuss and draw conclusions about fundraising across nations. Based on the 26-country dataset provided by the authors in this volume, this chapter describes and analyzes for the first time the diverse fundraising environments around the world that are shaped by different historical, cultural, social, religious, political and economic conditions. It begins by noting the lack of research on fundraisers and fundraising in contrast to the extensive studies undertaken of donors, and argues that the demand side of charitable transactions is worthy of greater attention if a complete and dynamic understanding of giving is to be achieved. It then presents and discusses key themes related to fundraising in the countries represented in this book. A typology is suggested to impose order on the huge variety of fundraising approaches and stages of development in the organization of this activity around the world; this typology also strengthens understanding of the connection between asking and giving. After offering suggestions for future research in this area of study, the chapter ends by noting that despite global differences in the evolution of fundraising as a profession and the diversity of current contexts, fundraisers in every country face shared challenges that would benefit from greater exchange of knowledge and best practices.

Fundraising and boards: be a leader and a meddler!

The old board maxim says, ‘Be a leader not a meddler’! However, in the case of board members and fundraising, meddling is wise. Why? Because the board has a responsibility and a unique opportunity to guide and support its organisation’s fundraising. Indeed, in successful nonprofit organisations (NPOs) fundraising is an attitude, not a department.

Using conceptual tool for intuitive interaction to design intuitive website for SME in India : A case study

Statistical reports of SMEs Internet usage from various countries indicate a steady growth. However, deeper investigation of SME’s e-commerce adoption and usage reveals that a number of SMEs fail to realize the full potential of e-commerce. Factors such as lack of tools and models in Information Systems and Information Technology for SMEs, and lack of technical expertise and specialized knowledge within and outside the SME have the most effect. This study aims to address the two important factors in two steps. First, introduce the conceptual tool for intuitive interaction. Second, explain the implementation process of the conceptual tool with the help of a case study. The subject chosen for the case study is a real estate SME from India. The design and development process of the website for the real estate SME was captured in this case study and the duration of the study was four months. Results indicated specific benefits for web designers and SME business owners. Results also indicated that the conceptual tool is easy to use without the need for technical expertise and specialized knowledge.

SME international performance in Latin America: The role of entrepreneurial and technological capabilities

SMEs from emerging markets in Latin America are increasingly engaging in internationalization. Nevertheless, there is limited research into how these firms achieve international performance. This study proposes and tests a conceptual model that considers managerial and technology-related capabilities and their impact on international performance of SMEs. The model uses confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to develop the underlying multi-item constructs and structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the model with data from 233 Chilean SMEs. Specifically, the model considers the role of international entrepreneurial orientation and Internet capabilities on international market performance, taking into account the mediating effect of international entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and technology-related international networks. Results show that international entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and international networks mediate the relationship between international entrepreneurial orientation and Internet marketing capabilities on SME international performance.

Antecedents of SME export intensity in a Latin American market

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from emerging markets in Latin America are increasingly engaging in export-related activities. Nevertheless, limited research exists into the export behavior of such firms. This study proposes and tests a conceptual model that includes the main drivers and inhibitors of export intensity for SMEs from Chile. The model uses confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to develop the underlying multi-item constructs and structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the model. Results show that manager’s export commitment as well as managerial and organizational resources and capabilities are drivers of export intensity. In addition, the results show that managerial perceptions of internal barriers, such as a manager’s lack of international experience and knowledge, act as significant barriers to developing exports. However, unlike previous findings from developed countries no evidence exists of external cost barriers having a significant impact on export intensity, which is possibly an indication of a competitive business environment in Chile.

New Ventures’ influence on the Growth of SME Employment, Production and Exports in India: Does Institutional Credit matter?

New ventures are considered to be a major source of small firm growth. In Indian context the contribution of new ventures in terms of new employment, production and exports has largely remained unexplored. It is equally important and unexplored, the significance of the contribution of bank credit to the growth of new ventures in India. This paper is an attempt to throw light on these two aspects. The research is based on secondary data of the liberalized period provided by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India and Reserve Bank of India. To analyze the influence of bank credit growth on new ventures and the influence of new ventures on growth of additional employment, additional production and additional exports, we used a Bi-Variate Vector Auto Regression. Based on the model generated, Granger causality tests are conducted to obtain the results. The study found that rate of growth of bank credit causes the number of new ventures, implying any increase in the rate of growth of bank credit will be beneficial to the growth of new ventures. The study also concluded that new ventures are not causing the growth of additional employment or additional production. However new ventures cause the growth of additional exports. This is reasonable as entrepreneurs start their new ventures with minimum possible employment and relatively low rate of capacity utilization and they come up to take advantage of the process of globalization by catering to the international market.

What Drives Venture Capital Fundraising in India: An Empirical Analysis of Systematic and Non-Systematic Factors

In this paper, we develop a consolidated Supply-Demand framework of the Venture Capital (VC) ecosystem for India. Further, we empirically analyze the supply side of this ecosystem to ascertain the influence of systematic (macro) and non-systematic (micro) factors on VC fundraising. At the macro level, our results indicate that relatively strong fundamentals of the Indian economy in the past decade as compared with the severe recessionary tendencies in the developed economies have been critical in determining the aggregate volume of VC fundraising. Among the micro factors, past performance and reputation of the individual fund managers have been instrumental in determining their fund raising potential.

Caderno de revisão da aprendizagem de línguas estrangeiras (SME-RJ): uma análise linguístico-discursiva

A presente dissertação situa-se no âmbito dos estudos da linguagem e do mundo do trabalho do professor. Visa contribuir para o enriquecimento do debates sobre de políticas públicas referentes ao ensino de línguas estrangeiras (LEs) adotadas pela Secretaria Municipal de Educação do Rio de Janeiro (SME_RJ). Teve como objetivo, a partir de um olhar lingüístico-discursivo, analisar um conjunto de exercícios destinado à revisão da aprendizagem de LEs inglês, francês e espanhol no 6 ano do ensino fundamental intitulado Caderno do Aluno Material de Revisão, quando os alunos iniciam a aprendizagem de uma dessas línguas.. Esse material foi utilizado em todas as escolas da mencionada rede pública de ensino nos 45 dias inicias do ano letivo de 2009, momento dedicado à revisão dos conteúdos. A orientação teórica seguida considera as noções de dialogismo e gênero do discurso (BAKHTIN, 1992). Entre nossas conclusões, observa-se que apesar da nova organização da sociedade e dos avanços das políticas públicas direcionadas à Educação, verifica-se um retrocesso na concepção institucional do trabalho educativo, tendo em vista a falta de autonomia destinada aos professores para exercerem sua prática de trabalho em sala de aula

As racionalidades do processo de trabalho do Programa Interdisciplinar de Apoio às Escolas (PROINAPE) da Secretaria Municipal de Educação do Rio de Janeiro (SME/RJ)

As mudanças no sistema produtivo trazem a subsunção do setor serviços ao setor fabril. Os serviços na atualidade ganham centralidade na organização produtiva do capital. E, o processo de trabalho do setor serviços, nesse contexto, é atravessado por formas de administração pública a partir da lógica privada. Cada política social se constitui a partir de racionalidades que implicam na organização do processo de trabalho e na prestação dos serviços oferecidos a população. Para pensarmos o Serviço Social na Educação é imprescindível compreender como a política educacional brasileira se organiza em um contexto de capitalismo periférico. Estamos presenciando uma organização educacional a partir de programas e projetos que materializam as orientações de organismos internacionais com o objetivo do alcance de metas que coloquem o Brasil no mesmo patamar dos países centrais. Nesse estudo abordamos como esse quadro se materializa na realidade do município do Rio de Janeiro. A partir do Programa Interdisciplinar de Apoio às Escolas (Proinape) que foi criado em 2010 e tem como profissionais assistentes sociais, professores e psicólogos, que atuam nos diversos atravessamentos que se interpõem no processo ensino-aprendizagem. Acreditamos que esse trabalho é permeado por diversas racionalidades que perpassam a luta de classes. Desta forma, essa dissertação desvelará, a partir da teoria social crítica, as racionalidades presentes no processo de trabalho do Proinape da Secretaria Municipal de Educação do Rio de Janeiro (SME/RJ) demonstrando a quais lógicas esse programa vem servindo.

Reasons for roadmapping: A study of the Singaporean SME manufacturing sector

To encourage Singaporean small and medium sized enterprises to move up the value chain, Operation and Technology Roadmapping (OTR) has been developed and introduced to the sector. This technique is based upon the T-Plan process developed at Cambridge University. To-date close to thirty companies have used the process to create a 'first-cut' roadmap. This paper initially reviews the application of roadmapping in small companies, and then highlights the various areas where the companies have applied the roadmapping technique. © 2004 IEEE.

Terrorism, Charities and Diasporas: Contrasting the fundraising practices of Hamas and al Qaeda among Muslims in Europe

Gunning, Jeroen. 'Terrorism, Charities and Diasporas: Contrasting the fundraising practices of Hamas and al Qaeda among Muslims in Europe', In: Countering the Financing of Terrorism (New York: Routledge, 2007), pp.93-125 RAE2008