The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy conducted the Digital for Good: A Global Study on Emerging Ways of Giving to explore emerging vehicles of philanthropy, such as crowdfunding, online giving, mobile giving, workplace giving, online volunteering, and social impact initiatives. Eight countries with significantly diverse cultures participated in this global study: Brazil, China, India, Kenya, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. For the study, the school worked closely with partner organizations and experts in these countries, from identifying relevant ways of giving and determining approaches for data collection to co-developing the tools for data collection, finalizing country reports, and disseminating research findings both locally and globally.
Findings from this global study are shared in a series of reports, including eight country reports and one global report. Five reports in the series have been published, discussing the emerging ways of giving in Brazil, South Africa, Singapore, South Korea, and the United Kingdom, respectively.^[1] The current report shares data and insights into the emerging ways of giving in Kenya.
With Digital for Good: A Global Study on Emerging Ways of Giving, the school aims to promote the practice of philanthropy globally by enhancing accessible information and public knowledge about the emerging forms of giving across the globe. These reports provide a deeper understanding of the concept and practice of new ways of philanthropic engagement in the eight participating countries and offer new insights and tools for civil society leaders, philanthropists, industry regulators, scholars, and the public to understand and shape the development of philanthropy in the years to come.
