The Effect and Collection Methodology in Indonesia During the Covid 19 Pandemic (Case Study of Dompet Dhuafa)

The COVID-19 pandemic's space restrictions have reduced opportunities for community social interaction in all ways. In the meantime, there is a growing sense of communal solidarity, which is used in the distribution of social funds like Islamic philanthropy. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Dompet Dhuafa Singgalang, this study seeks to analyze the effect and strategy of zakat collection. In-depth interviews with the Head of the Dompet Dhuafa Singgalang Branch were used to elicit primary data about collection tactics during a pandemic, and financial reports of zakat receipts from January 2018 to December 2022 were used to elicit secondary data. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to analyze the data. According to test results, there was no discernible difference between donations received prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A direct pickup strategy was used to raise money, with technology maximizing collection.