Why do people give? New evidence and strategies for nonprofit managers

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 199-222

  Van Slyke, David M ^a,b,c   Brooks, Arthur C ^a,b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Campbell Institute of Public Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

Charitable giving; Fund raising; Nonprofit management; Philanthropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944483317     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074005275308     Document Type: Review

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