New research into giving explores impacts of income and ethnicity
Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector (OCVS),
At a Promoting Generosity communities-of-interest meeting last week, Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector (OCVS) Policy Analyst James King presented new data on how income levels and ethnicity impact on the giving of time, money and in-kind donations.
The research is a supplement to the How Do New Zealanders Give? report, released last year. The data show that income and ethnicity do not make a substantial difference to whether people give, but they do affect what causes and organisations they give to, and how they give. For example, Pacific peoples have higher than average rates of both volunteering and giving to religious organisations, while people with high personal or household incomes are more likely to make committed donations.
Together with two new Generosity discussion papers, the research will help inform the work of the Promoting Generosity project. The two papers were also made available at the communities-of-interest gathering and are now on the OCVS website. One paper summarises what we know about generosity in NZ and the other sets out proposals from the Promoting Generosity Hub for a strategic plan, objectives and initiatives to promote generosity.
Last week’s meeting gave the communities-of-interest an opportunity to have input to the plans and discuss next steps for the project. They also heard from a selection of people representing the different faces of giving.
Read the full How do New Zealanders give? Ethnicity & income research supplement
To learn more about the Promoting Generosity project visit: http://www.ocvs.govt.nz/work-programme/promoting-generosity.html