Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. Use statistics to vividly demonstrate the scale of the problem being addressed. Study email subject lines and opening sentences that motivate instant open rates. ” Rather than gimmicks, spotlight your mission.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

The latest Charities Aid Foundation COVID-19 report found that at the end of 2020, 93 percent of charitable organizations reported being adversely affected by the pandemic. This statistic has held relatively steady over the course of the crisis, ranging from nearly 97 percent in March 2020 to 90 percent in June.

Rhode Island 54

Rhode Island Impact Turkey Survey 54

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. Nonprofit organizations are vital to the nation’s economic well-being and have nearly doubled in the last 30 years (National Center for Charitable Statistics, 2015). What are the downsides and dangers in pursuing new models?

Model 53

Model Fund Social United States 53

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

” So we know statistically that having a written strategic plan doubles our chances for success and that 70% of businesses that last past that 15-year-old mark have a strategic plan. I could measure it but then, technically, it’s not statistically significant if I lost.0001 How do we report on that?” 0001 pounds.

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Report Measure Process Impact 82

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Let’s look at: What motivates donors to give to your charity? What they really want to hear from your appeal is what they are accomplishing by donating to your charity. These donors donate to your charity with the expectation that: You use your funds efficiently. This reinforces their decision not to support your charity.

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Donor Retention Nonprofit Charity 42

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 22, 2021

A study from Stanford professor Chip Heath found that 63% of participants could remember stories , but only 5% could remember a single statistic. In another study, researchers tested two versions of a brochure for the Save the Children charity organization. This is where donor stewardship programs are key.

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ROI Donor Fundraising Storytelling 65