THE ROLE OF DONOR INSTITUTIONS IN SUPPORTING THE NON- PROFIT SECTOR IN SAUDI ARABIA, MODEL: SULAIMAN AL RAJHI FOUNDATION.

Authors

  • Khaldi khadidja Professor Lecturer A, Research Laboratory on Management of Businesses and Social Capital Faculty of Economics, Business and Management Sciences, Tlemcen University Abou Bekr Belkaid of TLEMCEN (Algeria).
  • Habi Abdellatif Professor Lecturer A, Research Laboratory on Public Governance and Social Economics Faculty of Economics, Business and Management Sciences University Abou Bekr Belkaid of TLEMCEN (Algeria).
  • Alturki Aishah College of Economics and Administrative Sciences Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, (Saudi Arabia)

Keywords:

Charities, Donor institutions, Suliman Al-Rajhi Foundation, Waqf, Non-profit sector, Social responsibility

Abstract

Donor institutions play an important role in supporting charitable work in Saudi Arabia, for they sponsor several charity projects. It is considered one of the main components of non- profit sector. About 121 official donors are found throughout the Kingdom with various kinds of support including all voluntary and charitable fields. The most famous and prevalent one is Suliman Al Rajhi Foundation. The purpose of this research is to perceive the performance of donor institutions (Suliman Al Rajhi Foundation as a model), its procedures, policies and stereotypes from the charities’ point of view to help identify weaknesses and strengths of these institutions. This would help these institutions contribute and follow the aspirations and objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 regarding non-profit sector (which aims to increase its contribution to Domestic Product from 0.3% to 5%.

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2024-03-05

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khadidja, K. ., Abdellatif , H. ., & Aishah, A. . (2024). THE ROLE OF DONOR INSTITUTIONS IN SUPPORTING THE NON- PROFIT SECTOR IN SAUDI ARABIA, MODEL: SULAIMAN AL RAJHI FOUNDATION. The Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government, 30(1), 467–477. Retrieved from https://cibgp.com/au/index.php/1323-6903/article/view/2796

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Vol. 30 No. 1 (2024): The journal of contemporary issues in business and government

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