論文

査読有り 筆頭著者 責任著者
2021年9月

Why Businesses Give: A Case of Foundation’s Long-Term Disaster Relief

Journal of Disaster Research
  • Yu Ishida
  • ,
  • Aya Okada
  • ,
  • Daiki Ono
  • ,
  • Takayoshi Naganuma
  • ,
  • Toshiyuki Takenaka

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開始ページ
947
終了ページ
952
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.20965/jdr.2021.p0947
出版者・発行元
富士技術出版

While governmental agencies have provided wide-ranging support to help the public recover from the impact of the Great East Japan disaster, their efforts have not been all-encompassing. Meanwhile, non-profit organizations and foundations have played a crucial role in this aspect. This study highlights the significant characteristics of a foundation, “The MICHINOKU Future Fund,” which has provided financial support to children who lost their parent(s) in the 2011 disaster. The Fund is a compelling case in disaster giving. It has been receiving donations for ten years, even after the disaster, with a steady increase in contributions from corporations and individuals. Our study explores this extraordinary case and identifies factors leading to successful fundraising as they endeavor to rebuild the society in the aftermath of an untoward disaster. Given that around 70% of the donations that the Fund receives come from private firms, most of whom have donated multiple times, the study aims to understand why businesses continue to donate to the Fund. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 donating companies. From the analyses of transcribed interviews applying the grounded theory approach, we identified sustained donations from multiple aspects of the Fund that the companies found favorable, including the opportunity to provide continued support to children’s future and frequent reporting from dedicated staff members. The companies learned from the experience of disaster giving, and preferred to avoid providing one-shot support. This study contributes to the literature on disaster giving, particularly corporate donations in Japan, on which limited knowledge has been accumulated to date.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2021.p0947
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000696379200009&DestApp=WOS_CPL
共同研究・競争的資金等の研究課題
災害サイクルにおけるNPOの持続的経営に関する実証分析
URL
https://www.fujipress.jp/jdr/dr/dsstr001600060947/ 本文へのリンクあり
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.20965/jdr.2021.p0947
  • ISSN : 1881-2473
  • eISSN : 1883-8030
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000696379200009

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