Islam and Digital Philanthropy Culture: Experience from Semarang

Abstract

Donation or providing assistance to other parties is a good practice in Indonesian culture. The practice of donating has made Indonesia a leading country in the world philanthropic movement, beating Australia, New Zealand and the United States. This essay was written to take an in-depth look at the practice of digital donations in mosques in Semarang City, Central Java. The donation movement by relying on technological developments has in fact brought new colors to people's lives. Digital philanthropy is different from traditional donations. Digital philanthropy can be in the form of money donations, tips to point donations from returning buying and selling transactions. The important thing in digital philanthropy culture is that this practice indirectly strengthens the donor's mindset, from the beginning based on religion, shifting to the basis of humanism or humanity. However, the digital philanthropy movement needs to be implemented by digital technology platforms and banking so that its practice can be easily reached by the general public.