Investigating the Relationship Between the World Giving Index and the
Donations in Lions Clubs International Foundation
Abstract
According to the Charities Aid Foundation, more than three in ten adults
worldwide will donate money to charity in 2020. Indonesia occupies the
world’s #1 spot for money donations, likely driven by religious giving.
The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2020, reports that
charitable giving grew from three of the four sources of giving and to
seven of the nine major types of recipient charitable organizations in
2020, but the experiences of individual charities may vary. The purpose
of this paper is to analyze the relationship between the World Giving
Index and giving at the Lions Clubs International Foundation. We
investigate whether financial donations made to international
humanitarian LCIF in different countries around the world influence the
World Giving Index. Main methods used are panel regression and
correlation analysis. The results of our research suggest that donations
made to LCIF have a positive impact on the World Giving Index. We
supported our findings with extended theory of planned behaviour model
for Slovakia based on a questionnaire with 150 respondents. Research
limitations include the selection of one year of observation.