Cluster analysis of charitable organizations of Ukraine using K-means technology

Q1 Social Sciences

Administratie si Management Public Pub Date : 2021-11-29 DOI:10.24818/amp/2021.37-08

Olha Vysochan, O. Vysochan, V. Hyk

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Abstract

The work is devoted to the issue of segmentation of charitable organizations for structuring the sector of non-profit organizations of Ukraine using cluster analysis tools using software R for automated data processing. The four-cluster and five-cluster models were constructed using the K-means method, the suitability for clustering of which was checked using the Hopkins’ Index (H statistics). The developed four-cluster model demonstrated a significant level of validity in terms of correspondence between data and the stability of their structure. The basic indicators of financial and economic activity of charitable organizations were used as criteria for clustering: the number of staff, charitable assistance received and funds spent on the maintenance of the organization in the reporting period. It was found that the clusters of charitable organizations of Ukraine differ in the scale of activity, the number of funds raised, the number of costs for their own maintenance and the relationship between these indicators. The study demonstrated the existence in Ukraine of the most influential cluster of local charities that address social issues exclusively at the regional level, due to the small financial resources involved to support their activities. Such organizations are system-creating for the entire nonprofit sector in Ukraine, their importance is manifested in the most rapid response to the needs of recipients through the implementation of small charitable projects.

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基于K-means技术的乌克兰慈善组织聚类分析

这项工作致力于慈善组织的分割问题，以构建乌克兰非营利组织的部门，使用聚类分析工具，使用软件R进行自动数据处理。采用K-means方法构建四聚类和五聚类模型，采用Hopkins ' Index (H统计量)检验聚类的适宜性。开发的四聚类模型在数据与其结构的稳定性之间的对应关系方面证明了显著的有效性。慈善组织的财务和经济活动的基本指标被用作分类标准:报告期间工作人员人数、收到的慈善援助和用于维持该组织的资金。研究发现，乌克兰的慈善组织集群在活动规模、筹集的资金数量、维持其自身的费用数量以及这些指标之间的关系方面有所不同。该研究表明，在乌克兰存在最有影响力的地方慈善团体，它们只在区域一级处理社会问题，因为支持其活动的财政资源很少。这些组织为乌克兰的整个非营利部门创造了系统，它们的重要性体现在通过实施小型慈善项目对接受者的需求做出最迅速的反应。

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