Rage Giving

After the 2016 election upheaval and polarized public discourse in the United States and the rise of radical-right and populist parties across the globe, a new phenomenon in online charitable giving has emerged ¿ donating motivated by rage. This Element defines this phenomenon, discusses its meaning amidst the current body of research and knowledge on emotions and charitable giving, the implications of viral fundraising and increased social media use by both donors and nonprofit organizations, the intersectionality of rage giving and its meaning for practitioners and nonprofit organizations, the understanding of giving as a form of civic engagement, and the exploration of philanthropy as a tool for social movements and social change. Previous research shows contextual variation in charitable giving motivations; however, giving motivated by feelings of anger and rage is an unstudied behavioral shift in online giving.

List of contents

1. Introduction to Rage Giving and Anger; 2. Political Movements and Civic Engagement; 3. Social Media and Fundraising; 4. Intersecting Identities of Rage Givers; 5. The Future of Philanthropy and Rage Giving as a Social Movement.

Summary

After the 2016 election upheaval and polarized public discourse in the United States and rise of radical-right across the globe, a new phenomenon in charitable giving has emerged – donating motivated by rage. This Element defines this phenomenon and discusses its meaning amidst the current body of research on emotions and charitable giving.

Product details

• Authors: Katrina Miller-Stevens, Miller-Stevens Katrina, Jennifer A. Taylor, Jennifer A. (James Madison University Taylor
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781108949873
• ISBN: 978-1-108-94987-3
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work, Organizational theory & behaviour, Non-profitmaking organizations, Organizational theory and behaviour, Charities, Voluntary Services & Philanthropy, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy