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Die Förderstiftung als Organisation -- Stiftungen und soziale Innovationen -- Fallstudien: Gebert Rüf Stiftung, Stiftung Mercator Schweiz, Sophie und Karl Binding Stiftung, Arcas Foundation -- Der Beitrag von Stiftungen in der Bewältigung gesellschaftlicher Herausforderungen -- Innovationsorientierung und Strategieentwicklung von Stiftungen

Stiftungen wird im Allgemeinen ein grosses Innovationspotenzial zugeschrieben (Anheier & Leat 2006). Die Gründe dafür liegen hauptsächlich in ihrer relativen Unabhängigkeit und Organisationsfreiheit. Aufbauend auf den in der Stiftungsurkunde festgelegten Zweck, können sie ihre Aktivitäten frei wählen. Sie haben keine externen Anspruchsgruppen, die eine Förderung beanspruchen oder einklagen können. Entgegen der Politik sind sie nicht auf Wählerstimmen angewiesen. Sie brauchen auch kein politisches oder gesetzliches Mandat, um tätig zu werden. Auf der Ausgabenseite können Stiftungen ihre finanziellen Mittel einsetzen, ohne einem Marktdruck ausgesetzt zu sein, da sie keine monetären Profite erzielen müssen. In Bezug auf die Ausgestaltung der Organisation hat die Stiftung, ausser relativ einfachen Bestimmungen über die Zusammensetzung des Stiftungsrats und der Pflicht zur Bestimmung einer Revisionsstelle, keine weiteren Vorgaben. Sie kann eine Geschäftsführung einsetzen, ist dazu aber nicht verpflichtet (von Schnurbein & Timmer 2010). Auf der anderen Seite gibt es auch viele kritische Stimmen (z.B. Nielsen 1972, Roelofs 2003, Thümler 2011). Diese sehen Stiftungen eher als verkrustete Organisationen, die als abgeschottete Eliteinstitutionen weit weg von gesellschaftlichen Problemen agieren. Stiftungen werden auch als Spielball von Millionären gesehen, die steuerbefreit ihre eigene Interessen und Gesellschaftsbilder umsetzen, ohne demokratisch dafür legitimiert zu sein (Mäder et al. 2010). Die Frage, wann und wie Stiftungen als soziale Innovatoren auftreten bleibt unbeantwortet (Strachwitz 2010). Ziel dieses Dokuments ist, die Meinungen von fünf ausgewiesenen Stiftungsexperten aus der Wissenschaft und Praxis aufzuzeigen und daraus erste Schlüsse über die Innovationsfähigkeit von Stiftungen zu ziehen. Fokus der Auseinandersetzung sind Förderstiftungen, die ihren Zweck primär durch die Vergabe von Fördermitteln erfüllen. Die Ergebnisse der Interviews sind Teil eines Dissertationsvorhabens, bei dem anhand von Fallstudien erforscht werden soll, wie Stiftungen in der Schweiz soziale Innovationen fördern und welchen Herausforderungen sie dabei gegenüber stehen.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Challenges in Corporate Foundation Governance -- Chapter 3. Strategic in What Sense? Corporate Foundation Models in Terms of their Institutional Independence and Closeness to Core Business -- Chapter 4. Families, Firms and Philanthropy: Shareholder Foundation Responses to Competing Goals -- Chapter 5. Corporate Foundations in Europe -- Chapter 6. Corporate Foundations in the United States -- Chapter 7. Do Chinese Corporate Foundations Enhance Civil Society? -- Chapter 8. Corporate Foundations in Russia: Overview of the Sector -- Chapter 9. Corporate Foundations in Latin America -- Chapter 10. Outsourcing of Corporate Giving: What Corporations Can('t) Gain When Using a Collective Corporate Foundation to Shape Corporate Philanthropy -- Chapter 11. The Social Impact of Corporate Citizenship Programs on their Beneficiaries and Society at Large: a Case Study -- Chapter 12. "Capturing People's Hearts, Hands and Wallets": Corporate Foundations as a Vehicle for Promoting Volunteering -- Chapter 13. Revisiting the Political Nature of Corporate Philanthropic Foundations – the Case of Sweden -- Chapter 14. Non-profit Organizations' views on what Corporate Foundations are -- Chapter 15. Discussion and Conclusion

In this article, we examine whether and how the institutional context matters when understanding individuals' giving to philanthropic organizations. We posit that both the individuals' propensity to give and the amounts given are higher in countries with a stronger institutional context for philanthropy. We examine key factors of formal and informal institutional contexts for philanthropy at both the organizational and societal levels, including regulatory and legislative frameworks, professional standards, and social practices. Our results show that while aggregate levels of giving are higher in countries with stronger institutionalization, multilevel analyses of 118,788 individuals in 19 countries show limited support for the hypothesized relationships between institutional context and philanthropy. The findings suggest the need for better comparative data to understand the complex and dynamic influences of institutional contexts on charitable giving. This, in turn, would support the development of evidence-based practices and policies in the field of global philanthropy.

In this article, we examine whether and how the institutional context matters when understanding individuals' giving to philanthropic organizations. We posit that both the individuals' propensity to give and the amounts given are higher in countries with a stronger institutional context for philanthropy. We examine key factors of formal and informal institutional contexts for philanthropy at both the organizational and societal levels, including regulatory and legislative frameworks, professional standards, and social practices. Our results show that while aggregate levels of giving are higher in countries with stronger institutionalization, multilevel analyses of 118,788 individuals in 19 countries show limited support for the hypothesized relationships between institutional context and philanthropy. The findings suggest the need for better comparative data to understand the complex and dynamic influences of institutional contexts on charitable giving. This, in turn, would support the development of evidence-based practices and policies in the field of global philanthropy. ; Peer reviewed

In this article, we examine whether and how the institutional context matters when understanding individuals' giving to philanthropic organizations. We posit that both the individuals' propensity to give and the amounts given are higher in countries with a stronger institutional context for philanthropy. We examine key factors of formal and informal institutional contexts for philanthropy at both the organizational and societal levels, including regulatory and legislative frameworks, professional standards, and social practices. Our results show that while aggregate levels of giving are higher in countries with stronger institutionalization, multilevel analyses of 118,788 individuals in 19 countries show limited support for the hypothesized relationships between institutional context and philanthropy. The findings suggest the need for better comparative data to understand the complex and dynamic influences of institutional contexts on charitable giving. This, in turn, would support the development of evidence-based practices and policies in the field of global philanthropy. ; The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Pamala Wiepking was funded for her work in this paper by The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research grant VI 451-09-022 and by the SPP Do Good Institute—ARNOVA Global Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Award. Her work at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy is funded by the Stead Family, and her work at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is funded by the Dutch Charity Lotteries. Femida Handy was funded for her work in this paper by the University of Pennsylvania's PURM mentorship grant. Both authors are grateful for the support and funding received.

In this paper, we examine whether and how the institutional context matters when understanding individuals' giving to philanthropic organizations. We posit that both the individuals' propensity to give and the amounts given are higher in countries with a stronger institutional context for philanthropy. We examine key factors of formal and informal institutional contexts for philanthropy at both the organizational and societal levels, including regulatory and legislative frameworks, professional standards, and social practices. Our results show that while aggregate levels of giving are higher in countries with stronger institutionalization, multi-level analyses of 118,788 individuals in 19 countries show limited support for the hypothesized relationships between institutional context and philanthropy. The findings suggest the need for better comparative data to understand the complex and dynamic influences of institutional contexts on charitable giving. This, in turn, would support the development of evidence-based practices and policies in the field of global philanthropy.