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2008 Charitable Giving Exceeds $300 Billion

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Fundraisers in the worst economic era since the Great Depression continue to struggle according to a study out this week from the Giving USA Foundation. While an estimated $307 billion dollars was given to charitable causes in 2008; total fundraising declined an inflation adjusted of 5.7% Second Highest Level of Giving Ever!

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"2008 is going to be a challening year." To quote Yogi Berra, "It's deja vu all over again."

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"2008 is going to be a challenging year." While I don't think anyone anticipated that the end of 2008 would be as ugly as it was, the content of the article is probably even more valuable today. I'm not even going to try to give a prediction on what '09 has in store. Here's to a properous New Year.

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10 Things Fundraisers Can Do to Adapt During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

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One of the innovations that came out of the last major economic downturn is a concept that has transformed many of our organizations: giving days. While there are certainly some that don’t like the concept, it’s hard to deny that #GivingTuesday and individual giving days have made a huge impact on the world of fundraising.

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Research shows online consumer in the giving spirit

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Despite the difficult economy, American consumers will be going online in record numbers to support charitable causes in the final four weeks of the year – giving an estimated $4B online. While social media was honestly lower than I expected, it does show that if we provide content and ideas it will help influence giving.

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Tis the Season for Creativity in Holiday/Year-end Giving – Share your gift opportunity here

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With the Holiday Giving season ramping and the recession having a negative impact on donations, charities are expanding their eCommerce offerings to better meet consumer’s needs. Nearly 21% have not yet decided how much to give and to what charity. percent drop from 2008. Author: Tad Druart.

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How to Keep Donors Engaged When Everything is Changing

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I first heard Penelope Burk speak at the International Conference of the Association of Donor Relations Professionals in 2008. We know because they are giving now during a difficult time. We track, measure and analyze data but at the end of the day we know we’ve done well by our donors because of mutual loyalty.

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2019

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Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. According to the latest research from Blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report : The average donor retention rates for first-year offline-only donors is 29%. Their donor file has quintupled since 2008.