Judul: Analysis of Factors Influencing Muzaki Preferences in Paying Zakat through OPZ in Gowa
Abstrak: BAZNAS Kabupaten Gowa adalah Organisasi Pengelola Zakat (OPZ) yang bertugas untuk menghimpun dan mendistribusikan zakat muzaki Kabupaten Gowa, namun belum seluruh potensi zakat di wilayah ini dapat dioptimalkan. Upaya revitalisasi BAZNAS Kabupaten Gowa yang dilakukan oleh Pemerintah Kabupaten Gowa merupakan bukti keseriusan pemerintah dalam mengoptimalkan potensi zakat di daerah ini. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis karakteristik muzaki di Kabupaten Gowa dan menentukan faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi preferensi muzaki Kabupaten Gowa dalam membayar zakat melalui OPZ. Responden adalah masyarakat Kabupaten Gowa yang membayar zakat melalui OPZ atau secara langsung kepada mustahik. Metode analisis yang digunakan yaitu regresi logistik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa responden yang membayar zakat melalui OPZ didominasi oleh usia 41-50 tahun, tingkat pendidikan S1, dan berpenghasilan 5-7.5 juta. Faktor-faktor yang secara signifikan memengaruhi preferensi muzaki dalam menyalurkan zakat melalui OPZ adalah variabel usia, kepercayaan terhadap lembaga, dan jenis pekerjaan., BAZNAS Kabupaten Gowa is a Zakat Management Organization (OPZ) whose task is to collect and distribute zakat muzaki in Gowa Regency, but not all zakat potential in this regency can be optimized. The BAZNAS Kabupaten Gowa revitalization carried out by the Gowa Regency Government is proof of the government's seriousness in optimizing the potential of zakat in this area. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of muzaki in Gowa Regency and determine the factors that influence the preferences of muzaki in Gowa Regency in paying zakat through OPZ. Respondents are the people of Gowa Regency who pay zakat through OPZ or directly to mustahik. The analytical method used is logistic regression. The results showed that respondents who paid zakat through OPZ were dominated by muzaki 41-50 years old, undergraduate education level, and income of 5-7.5 million. The factors that significantly influence the preference of muzakki in distributing zakat through OPZ are the variables of age, trust in institutions, and type of work.
Keyword: Zakat, Logistic Regression, OPZ

Judul: Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Memengaruhi Muzaki dalam Memilih Organisasi Pengelola Zakat (OPZ) : Studi Kasus di Badan Amil Zakat Nasional Kota Bogor
Abstrak: The main purpose of management of zakat in Act No 23/2011 is to achieve public welfare and poverty alleviation. However, until now, zakat has not been sufficient to attain both these goals since zakat fund collected in Indonesia is only about 1% of its national potential that reaches Rp 217 trillion. This indicates that there are many muslims who are not motivated to pay zakat nor trust Zakat Management Organization. This study analyzes the factors that influence muzakki in choosing Zakat Management Organization and the performance of BAZNAS Kota Bogor from muzakki’s perception. Logistic regression is used to analyze the factors that affect muzakki in choosing the Zakat Management Organization. Descriptive analysis is used to analyze the perceptions of the BAZNAS Kota Bogor. This research was conducted during the month of February 2014 with 30 respondents BAZNAS Kota Bogor’s muzakki and 30 respondents muzakki whose paying zakat directly to mustahiq. The results of logistic regression show that the factors that affect muzakki in choosing Zakat Management Organization are income, the level of reliability, and institution’s image. The muzakki’s perception of the performance of BAZNAS Kota Bogor can be concluded as good, particulary in reliability, responsiveness, and tangible.
Keyword: Logistic Regression Method, Zakat Management Organization (OPZ), Zakat,

Judul: Pembuatan dan Karakterisasi Prototipe Sel Surya Nanokristal n-TiO2/Dye/p-CuSCN
Abstrak: Dengan metode casting dan perlakuan annealing, dapat dibuat lapisan nanokristal semikonduktor TiO, pada substrat Transparant Conductive Oxide (TCO). Penambahan dye Methylviolet Thiocianate (MVSCN) dan lapisan CuSCN pada TiO, tersebut menghasilkan sel surya n-TiO,ldye/p-CuSCN yang dapat menyerap foton dan mengubahnya menjadi energi listrik.
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