 A Case for Philanthropic InformaticsAmy Voida ()
Chapter Chapter 1 in User-Centric Technology Design for Nonprofit and Civic Engagements, 2014, pp 3-13 from Springer Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, I argue that a focus on the design of information technologies for nonprofit organizations—or any institutional form for that matter—is too narrow a focus to support the full breadth of philanthropic activity and the full diversity of stakeholders in this domain. Instead, I challenge the research community to take up a more holistic unit of analysis, one that engages in the study and design of information and communication technologies to support any philanthropic work that is being done, in whatever context or contexts that might be. I draw from examples of previous research to make three related cases for why philanthropic informatics is a more fruitful and compelling perspective: nonprofit organizations are shapeshifters, nonprofit organizations have ill-defined boundaries, and organizational genres are increasingly blurred. From each case, I draw implications for the sociotechnical study of philanthropic work. Keywords: Nonprofit Organization; Nonprofit Sector; Outreach Worker; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Philanthropic Activity (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:paitcp:978-3-319-05963-1_1 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-05963-1_1 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Public Administration and Information Technology from Springer |
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