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Determinant
Determinant factor of factor of
crowdfunders’ behavior in using crowdfunders’
behavior
crowdfunding waqf model in
Indonesia: two competing models 1793
Masrizal and Raditya Sukmana Received 1 August 2021
Revised 17 November 2021
Department of Islamic Economic, Faculty of Economics and Business, 14 February 2022
Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia 7 April 2022
Accepted 14 May 2022
Budi Trianto
Department of Islamic Economic, Abdurrab University, Pekanbaru, Indonesia and
STEI Iqra Annisa, Pekanbaru, Indonesia, and
Annisa Masruri Zaimsyah
STAI Hubbulwathan, Duri, Indonesia
Abstract
Purpose – The potential of waqf is so great in Indonesia but has not been optimized. This paper aims to
offer a model for waqf institutions to adopt financial technology for developing productive and social waqf.
The authors cunduct an assesment of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM3), Unified Theory of
Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) in seeing to the crowdfunders’ behavior.
Design/methodology/approach – This study adopted a structural equation using the partial least square
approach to test the hypotheses. Based on purposive sampling, the spread of questionnaires through online
surveys throughout Indonesia consists of all islands. A total of 297 respondents collected the questionnaires.
Findings – Based on the findings, acceptance models have a positive and significant impact on the behavioral
intentions of crowdfunders, while Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology have no significant effect.
Research limitations/implications – The sample of this study involved potential crowdfunders from
all over the islands in Indonesia, but these results cannot be generalized because of limitations in terms of the
sampling technique used. However, the results of this study can be used as an illustration of how
crowdfunders behave in donating money using financial technology.
Practical implications – The results of this study provide a comprehensive perspective for policymakers,
especially the Indonesian Waqf Board as the waqf authority that regulates waqf nazir to improve quality by
adopting crowdfunding financial technology in collecting waqf funds. In addition, in terms of implications for
the government, this waqf crowdfunding model will reduce spending and increase economic growth.
Originality/value – To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first in looking at the waqf
crowdfunding in Indonesia by looking at two reliable technology determinant models. Studies on cash waqf in
Indonesia are many, but they do not look at the issue of crowdfunding, which has gained more attention
recently. This paper aims to fill this gap, and this becomes the novelty.
Figure 1.
Internet NETWORK
USAGE
STATISTICS In
Indonesia
JIMA However, in terms of digitization for waqf, there is still not much done. Thaker et al. (2018)
14,7 propose a developed “waqf crowdfunding model” (WCM), which has been found to finance
the development of waqf land and to solve the liquidity problems faced by waqf institutions
in Malaysia using the TAM theory, namely, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use.
This study focuses on cash waqf-based crowdfunding. This is because waqf is an act of
philanthropy, where donors or waqif do not expect any reward from the beneficiary or
1796 business owner. Second, the philanthropic crowdfunding platform is successful and efficient
in raising a larger portion of funds. This study aims to expand on Thaker’s (2018) work by
examining TAM 3 and UTAUT 2. These two approaches were used for several reasons
aimed at filling the gaps that occurred in previous studies. TAM 3 has components of SNs,
images, JR, output quality (OQ), result demonstrability (RD), computer self-efficacy,
perceptions of external control (PEC), computer anxiety (CA), computer playfulness
(CP), perceived enjoyment and objective usability (OU) that affects perceived ease of use and
perceived usefulness, which determine consumers’ behavioral intentions that were not
found elsewhere in previous research. UTAUT 2 has strong components such as perceived
enjoyment (PE), effort expectancy (EE), social influence (SI) and facilitating conditions (FC)]
price value (PV), hedonic motivation (HM) and habit (H) that affect intentions to use
technology. The important role of hedonic motivation, price value and habitual motivation
in influencing technology use in UTAUT2, adjusted for the context of consumer acceptance
and technology use. These two components are important because: First, TAM3 presents a
complete network of determinants of individual information technology adoption and use
(Darmansyah et al., 2020). Second, UTAUT2 can be adapted using technology (Raza et al.,
2018).
Our motivation of this study stem from the fact that:
(1) Islamic endowment funds (waqf) gain popularity in recent years by government as
other alternative instrument for socio-economic development.
(2) Indonesia is ranked 1 for the most generous country. It means that there exists
huge potential of donation in this country.
(3) Indonesia is the fourth largest population which means waqf potential is also big.
(4) Issue of digitalization is being discussed recently.
To the author’s knowledge, no research has been conducted on the use of crowdfunding
donations to develop the waqf system in Indonesia. Thus, this study is designed to
empirically test the behavioral intention of crowdfunders to use waqf crowdfunding.
Therefore, it is hoped that the developed model and other findings in this study can be
applied by waqf institutions in Indonesia.
2. Literature review
2.1 Waqf, casf waqf and sustainable development goals
Waqf is for public use (such as alms) or Islamic related purposes, e.g. digging public wells or
building mosques. The word waqf is a transliteration of the Arabic word ﻭﻕﻑ, it is a
derivative of ﻡﺹﺩﺭ, and is derived from the root verb meaning “stop at a certain place or at
once” (Che and Rahman, 2018). Waqf, or endowment, is sadaqah jariyah (non-stop charity)
that confers persevering with rewards upon the donor and lasting blessings to the public
(Mauluddin and Rahman, 2018).
Waqf is literally translated as “stop” (Kahf, 2014). As part of the third or volunteer sector,
waqf is seen as a means of combating poverty and other socio-economic problems
(Abdullah, 2019; Iman and Mohammad, 2017). Three important restrictions apply
implementation, such as, irrevocable, perpetuity and inalienability (Ambrose and Asuhaimi, Determinant
2021). Irrevocable means that once asset is designated as waqf, its status cannot be undone factor of
because it remains waqf forever. Eternity means the same asset it should remain intact,
immortal and last forever. Inviolable, the same asset cannot be sold, passed down as
crowdfunders’
inheritance or be gifted to others person (Ambrose and Asuhaimi, 2021). behavior
The Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) is a central authority of scholars in Indonesia. The
council has given definitions of Waqf and cash Waqf. According to MUI (Majelis Ulama
Indonesia, 2002): 1797
Withholding an asset that could be used, without spoiling its original physical shape (‘ain) or its
origin, by not taking any action against the asset (such as selling, giving, or inheriting), so that it
could be spent (its profits) on an existing permissible (not illegal) matter
Waqf represents a limitless shape of charity that attracts the donor toward almighty Allah.
The praise of waqf blessings the donor even after loss of life due to its perpetuity. All four
jurisprudential schools (Hanafis, Hanbalis, Malikis and Shafi’is) agreed at the perpetuity of
waqf. However, Imam Maliki held that it’s miles permissible to donate waqf on a brief basis
(i.e. for a selected length of time) (Nour Aldeen et al., 2021).
Waqf is not limited to tangible assets such as, building and vehicles, but can also be in
the form of cash or money. Cash waqf allows everyone, regardless of wealth, to participate in
and contribute to waqf’s activities according to financial means (Hasan et al., 2019). Cash
waqf can be defined as charitable endowments established with cash capital (Çizakça, 2004).
Mohsin (2009) defines it as “the confinement of an amount of money from founder and
dedication of its usufruct according to founder’s condition, in perpetuity to the welfare of the
society.” Based on Majelis Ulama Indonesia, (2002), cash endowment for waqf is
permissible. One of the components that have become the premise for the attention changed
the opinion of Imam Az-Zuhri (d. 124 H) who allowed dinars and dirham for use as waqf
belongings for da’wa functions and social interests.
The MUI’s definition of cash waqf is:
Cash waqf (monetary waqf, waqf al-nuqud) is a waqf that could be done individually, in a group of
people, institutionally, or by a legal entity in the form of cash (Majelis Ulama Indonesia, 2002)
Cash waqf is one of the Islamic Socio-finance tools that support the government’s economic
development (Berakon et al., 2021; Sanusi and Shafiai, 2015), such as poverty alleviation
(Abbas, 2014; Saiti et al., 2018), improve public welfare, provide capital support to
entrepreneurs (Mohd Thas Thaker, 2018) and address budget deficits and social inequality
(Berakon et al., 2021). Imam Zufar described cash waqf as a shape of cash funding wherein
the income earned are then allotted for social interests.
There are two types of cash waqf, direct cash waqf and indirect cash waqf (Ismail Abdel
Mohsin, 2013). A direct cash waqf is a cash waqf intended for a specific purpose, productive
or unproductive. Examples: construction of mosques, free schools, office centres, commercial
hospital, etc., indirect cash waqf, on the other hand has no specific purpose or destination
specified the principal is maintained, and the return/profit from the cash investment may be
used to generate a profit for the beneficiary. Therefore, indirect waqf is used productive
purposes, and the benefits obtained from them, can be used to fund social programs in
society (Ascarya, 2021)
The concept of cash waqf helped the growth of the national fund and radically improved
the socio-economic status of Islamic Muslim living during the Ottoman era. Cash waqf
continues to be a viable and appropriate means for the development of Ummah. As cash
JIMA waqf have existed in many Islamic countries for centuries, most of these countries have
14,7 institutionalized cash waqf to facilitate financing and distribution (Rizal and Amin, 2017).
Waqf has a constructive nature, in historical terms, poverty alleviation is one of the main
targets of waqf. In addition, health services, education and infrastructure development are
included in the list of waqf beneficiaries (Abdullah, 2018). The nature of waqf is in line with
the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Waqf is a Sharia-based
1798 voluntary institution, which functions in line with Sharia maqasid. In this context, waqf and
SDGs have many similarities with maqasid-based development, waqf institutions can act as
intermediaries in actualizing common targets both SDGs and maqasid Syariah (Abdullah,
2018).
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on the United Nations (UN) consist of
17 interrelated goals. According to the United Nations, the SDGs were created to meet the
environmental, political and economic challenges faced globally (Finterra, 2020). The goals
of the SDGs require collaboration between the private and public sectors. In addition, in
achieving the SDGs globally, a budget of around US$3–5tn is needed to achieve the SDGs
goals (Possumah, 2019). Therefore, it is necessary to make a breakthrough in collecting
funds from all religious adherents, especially Muslims. The collection of funds can be
through waqf instruments.
Abdullah’s research results, (2018) found that most of the 17 SDGs development goals
match the long-term goals of Sharia, and there is good scope for waqf stakeholders to
develop waqf-based development plans in line with the SDGs framework. In addition, it was
found that global waqf has sufficient financial capacity to assist Muslim-majority countries
to realize some of the most relevant and urgent maqashid-oriented SDGs in a timely manner
(Abdullah, 2018). This is reinforced by the opinion which states that the multiplicities of
waqf funds can support sustainable development, especially in the fields of education,
health, poverty, microfinance and entrepreneurship (Hamza, 2021).
This breakthrough has been implemented by Saudi Arabia. The report (Rehman et al.,
2021) states that the waqf issued by Saudi Arabia amounted to 3,363,918,919 Saudi riyal.
This shows that Saudi Arabia has decided to revive the important role of financing in the
field of building Islamic civilization, especially with regard to scientific research and
technological development through waqf. Indonesia has enormous potential and can follow
the steps of Saudi Arabia to be able to intensify waqf funds for the implementation of SDGs
goals and targets.
In this case, waqf can be linked to sukuk (link sukuk) and can be used to support
productivity such as equitable development. This type of sukuk can be issued using waqf
land as the basic asset where the land will be used productively to generate profits. For
example, waqf land can be leased to SMEs at attractive prices and the revenue generated is
plowed back into those SMEs to support their growth or used to support the Sustainable
Development Goals more broadly (UNDP Indonesia, 2017).
2.3 Crowdfunding
Some scholars define that crowdfunding is known as the process of raising small amounts of
1800 funds from crowd funders (donors or investors) using a website platform for a particular
project, business venture or social project (Belleflamme et al., 2014; Dresner, 2014; Mollick,
2014; Suhaili and Palil, 2016; Thaker, 2018). Crowdfunding is a method of raising funds (in
small amounts) from a large number of donors or investors through the use of a web-based
platform for specific projects, business ventures or social purposes (Mohd Thas Thaker,
2018). Crowdfunding is the act of obtaining a small number of donations from a large group
of people online without the use of traditional financial intermediaries by business people or
cultural or social groups seeking business income (Hendratmi et al., 2019). In Islamic
perspectives, crowdfunding is like the use of small amounts of money obtained from a large
number of individuals or organizations, to fund a project, a business or personal loan and
other needs through an online Web-based platform based on with Shariah principles
(Achsien and Purnamasari, 2016). Sharia compliance such as no riba (usury), maysir
(gambling) and gharar (speculation).
Crowdfunding is a massive collective endeavor that brings together investors,
entrepreneurs and platforms as intermediaries. An inline community platform that connects
investors with entrepreneurs globally (Achsien and Purnamasari, 2016). Donation
crowdfunding, award crowdfunding, loan crowdfunding and equity crowdfunding are the
four types of crowdfunding (Mohd Thas Thaker, 2018).
(1) Crowdfunding donation box
Donation crowdfunding is a collection of funds for social, artistic, philanthropic and other
purposes. Generally, this type of crowdfunding is not dependent on anything that can be
done for real value (Mohd Thas Thaker, 2018). Donation crowdfunding is generally for
donors who donate in small amounts (Saiti et al., 2018).
(2) Crowdfunding reward
Loan crowdfunding is a platform that connects investors and borrowers to provide loans at
lower interest rates determined by the platform. There are a number of platforms that
regulate individual lending, whereas others collect funds and then lend to small and
medium-sized enterprises.
(4) Equity crowdfunding
IM
JR
OQ
Technology
RD
Acceptance
Model (TAM3)
PEC
CA
CP Behavioural
Intenon
PE
OU
SI
Use Of
Technology Figure 2.
PV (UTAUT2)
The conceptual
HB framework of study
JIMA to be a good paradigm for many applications that can be extended to describe the behaviors
14,7 of consumers and receivers of social network sites (SNS). Meanwhile, Darmansyah et al.
(2020) discovered that the TPB, TAM and UTAUT models have a major effect on the
decision to use Islamic FinTech in Indonesia for all services (payment, P2P and
crowdfunding) in a study on the control factors of the use of Islamic FinTech in Indonesia
for all services (payment, P2P and crowdfunding). Thus, a hypothesis is formulated:
1804 H1. TAM3 has a positive effect on behavioral intention in using cash waqf
crowdfunding.
In addition, three indicators from the UTAUT model, namely SI, PV and H, are used in this
analysis based on market considerations. Raza et al. (2018) investigated Islamic mobile
banking adoption in Pakistan. UTAUT 2 was used to determine the success expectancy,
encouraging circumstances, social impact, commitment expectancy, relative worth, habit
and hedonic motivation. All factors excluding social impact had a major effect on
the adoption of car banking acceptance in Pakistan, according to the findings. According to
(Abushanab and Pearson, 2007), who investigated the suitability of the UTAUT model in
the field of internet banking, UTAUT offers a solid base for potential technology adoption
analysis. The three key predictors applicable to this analysis (performance expectancy,
effort expectancy and social influence) all have a major impact on the decision to use internet
banking. Gender seems to balance the relationship between the three independent variables
and the dependent variable, according to these findings.
According to Sobti (2019), the UTAUT model is a model that best describes consumer
behavior and intentions, as well as the perceived costs and threats that can be received.
According to Gupta et al. (2019), the UTAUT paradigm will directly clarify behavioral
intentions and perceived legitimacy in the use of technology. Darmansyah et al. (2020)
discovered that UTAUT had a substantial effect on the intention to use Islamic FinTech in
their research on the control factors of the use of Islamic FinTech in Indonesia for all
services (payment, P2P and crowdfunding). Thus, the second hypothesis is compiled:
3. Methodology
3.1 Research design
The purpose this study to determine the factors crowdfunder’s behavioral intentions
using the waqf crowdfunding model in Indonesia. The questionnaire was in Bahasa
Indonesia and the items are measured by a four-point Likert scale from strongly disagree to
strongly agree. The questions in the survey were developed according to the
operationalization of the research variable. The questionnaire was divided into the following
two components: general statements relating to respondents’ demographics and secondly
questionnaire contains the perceptions of prospective donors using the Crowdfunding
platform in collecting in waqf. In total, there are 17 questions used to investigate
crowdfunder’s behavioral intention to waqf in Indonesia as follows (Table 1).
distance policy which is strongly encouraged by WHO (Kaur, 2020) and the Indonesian
Government, data collection was carried out using an online questionnaire. Our criteria of
respondent are people who can access crowdfunding waqf with smartphone in the various
demographies, geographic and religions in Indonesia. The online questionnaire in this study
was designed using Google form and distributed through several social media platforms
such as Facebook, LINE, Telegram and WhatsApp. Distributed online questionnaires from
January to March 2020 and we received feedback from 330 respondents. Some sample was
rejected because they were not complete answer the questions. Therefore, the sample in this
study were 297 respondents who met the criteria. The research was analyzed using
structural equation modeling (SEM). In SEM, there is no consensus on what the minimum
and maximum sample sizes are. Hair et al. (2006) said that in SEM analysis, the
recommended minimum sample size is 100–200. Determination of sample size can vary
depending on how complex the model is. In the simple model, a small sample size varying
from 100 to 150 is sufficient. Complex models need more than that. The complexity of the
model leads to a larger sample requirement (Aji et al., 2020).
JIMA 3.3 Method of analysis
14,7 The analytical method used to test the research hypothesis is partial least square-structural
equation modeling (PLS-SEM). PLS-SEM is a superior method in social science problems
and is suitable for large and small samples (Hamdollah and Baghaei, 2016). PLS-SEM also
suitable for a weak theoretical foundation model and does not require the normality of data
assumptions (Darmansyah et al., 2020). In general, in the SEM analysis there are two stages,
1806 first to carry out confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). In the CFA analysis, several important
components will be used as a benchmark, namely, the loading factor value, average variance
extracted (AVE) and discriminant validity or Cronbach’s alpha. The recommended loading
factor and AVE values to support convergent validity must be higher than 0.5 (Ryu, 2018);
(Darmansyah et al., 2020). Meanwhile, the value of the Cronbach’s alpha recommended
supporting convergent validity should be higher than 0.7 (Bagozzi and Yi, 1988; Jamshidi
and Kazemi, 2019). The second stage is structural model evaluation. At this stage, the result
of the analysis of the relationship between each exogenous variable and the endogenous
variable.
model has a significant positive effect on behavioral intention to use cash waqf-based
crowdfunding. While the use of technology has a positive but insignificant effect on
behavioral intentions using cash waqf-based crowdfunding. Thus, the acceptance model is
the most important variable that affects behavioral values to use cash waqf-based
crowdfunding (Figure 3).
4.4 Discussion
The aim of this study is to propose a sustainable model for waqf institutions (nazhir waqf)
using crowdfunding. Based on the results shown in Table 4, it is explained that using the
cash waqf-based crowdfunding is found to depend on the acceptance model theory. These
results are in line with empirical studies conducted by Mohd Thas Thaker et al. (2018);
Mansour et al. (2016), Koksal (2016); Kaabachi and Obeid (2016); Yiu et al. (2007) and
Darmansyah et al. (2020). In a study conducted by Mohd Thas Thaker et al. (2018) in
Malaysia, donors or crowdfunders strongly support waqf institutions in Malaysia to use the
crowdfunding-waqf model (CWM) as a medium to raise funds for land waqf. The results of
this study are in line with the research we did, although the concept of crowdfunding-waqf
This model is for cash waqf. More specifically, Darmansyah et al. (2020) tested three models Determinant
to determine behavioral intention to use financial technology, namely, Theory of Planned factor of
Behavior (TPB), Technology Acceptance Model (TAM3) and Use of Technology (UTAUT2).
They found that of the three models, TAM3 is the most important model to be adopted in
crowdfunders’
crowdfunding. Meanwhile, UTAUT2 is an important model to be adopted in pear-to-pear behavior
lending (P2P). The results of our research also recommend that in using technology, we
must adopt the TAM concept compared to the UTAUT concept. These results indicate that
the TAM concept is more suitable and desired by donors or crowdfunders of cash waqf in 1809
collecting waqf funds.
Based on the loading factor of TAM3 variables, higher loading factors are job relevant
(JR) and output quality (OQ) of each 0.811 and 0.808. Venkatesh and Davis (2000) state that
the relevant job is the degree to which an individual believes that the target system is
applicable to his or her job. In other word, job relevant is a function of the importance within
one’s job of the seat of task is capable of supporting. Venkatesh and Bala (2008) is also state
that output quality is the individual believe that the use of system is well for performance of
organization of firm. Furthermore, Venkatesh and Davis (2000) state that people will take
into consideration how well the system performs those tasks, with we refer to as perception
of output quality. These results provide direction to Nazhir Waqf that in developing
crowdfunding to develop waqf in Indonesia, one must pay attention to input from waqif
(donors) in the form of convenience and benefit in making donations.
The next variables that need attention by waqf managers (Nazhir) are objective usability
2 (OU2), result demonstrability (RD), objective usability 1 (OU1), perception of external
control (PEC) and perceived enjoyment (PE). Each of these variables has a loading factor of
0.769, 0.768, 0.743, 0.706 and 0.706. Venkatesh and Davis (2000) state that objective usability
is a comparison of a technology based on actual experience rather than perception to make
work easier. In this case, the waqif will consider the use of technology in choosing to channel
their donations to Nazir waqf. Therefore, it is important for Nazhir to use technology in
collecting waqf funds. On the other hand, Nazir also needs to pay attention to the perceived
usefulness of a system. Perceived usefulness can be seen from the result demonstrability.
Moore and Benbasat (1991) said that the result demontrability is the tangibility of the result
of using the innovation. The results also show that perceived ease of use affects the adoption
of technology use (Mohd Thas Thaker et al., 2019). Waqif also believes that a good Nazir will
always use existing resources to provide technology in its operations. This can be seen from
the loading factor value of the perception of external control variable which has a loading
factor value of 0.706. The implications of perceived external control will cause waqif to feel
enjoy using technology.
The results of this study imply that the use of a crowdfunding platform in collecting
waqf funds is an urgent matter (BWI, 2019). Nazhir must use all available resources to
Technology
Acceptance Model
(TAM3) 0.438 (5.629
Behavioural
Intention
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Corresponding author
Raditya Sukmana can be contacted at: raditya-s@feb.unair.ac.id and momyadit@gmail.com
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