Candid

MARCH 21, 2024

At first glance, it would be easy to put a gloomy headline on the Council on Foundations ’ most recent CF Insights field survey tracking trends in community foundations’ 2022 asset growth, giving, and the activity of donor-advised funds (DAFs). About half of all respondents reported some level of year-over-year decrease in gifts received.

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Double the Donation

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Year-end giving is officially upon us—but luckily, it’s not too late to get started with matching gift tools and strategies before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve. What better way to maximize such an impactful opportunity than with matching gifts? 4 Tips to Get Started With Impactful EOY Gift-Matching in 2021. ?Ready

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2022

Maintaining a high retention rate means your nonprofit has access to ongoing, sustainable financial support. The average retention rate for the nonprofit sector hovers around 45% , meaning that for most organizations, less than half of their donors give again from one year to the next. . Engage with donors after they make a gift by: .

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

i We anticipate a steady increase in organizations sharing demographic information as a result of our recently launched Demographics via Candid campaign. In the chart below, we compared sharing rates by different staffing levels and demographic categories, including race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability status.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

If those new donors never make a second gift, that return on your investment won’t grow. But, if you can inspire new donors to give a second $50 gift, you’ll net $60 instead of $10. Giving from individual donors is down , which means organizations are increasingly relying on gifts from major donors. Made in-kind gifts?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Nonprofits with a high donor retention rate have long-term supporters who come back year after year. Nonprofits with a low donor retention rate need to continually acquire new donors or larger gifts to keep up. Each year, FEP releases the findings of its annual survey. How to Calculate Donor Retention . .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

6,057 donors completed the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Survey and based on their responses, the donor community worldwide is made up of primarily women (65%) who have a liberal ideology (53%) , characterize themselves as religious (72%), and give between ($101-$1,000 USD) annually (43%). View: Giving Trends in Africa Data Sheet.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The resulting number is a percentage that will tell you how much money you made back on every dollar spent. Cost-to-revenue ratio tracks how far your spending goes year over year, so even if you spend more next year but raise more as a result, your ratio will show the overall improvement. Event Attendance Rate.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

When you see increasing donor attrition rates or decreasing event participants, try walking in their shoes. The result is relevant innovations and improvements that include people-focused and technology-focused solutions. Real-World Results. For example, a fall in renewal rates or average gift size. Of course not.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 20, 2018

4) The average monthly donor will give 46% more in one year than those who give one-time gifts. 7) Over the last 10 years, donor retention rates have been consistently weak – averaging below 50%. Source: Network for Good. 3) Email accounted for 26% of all online revenue in 2017 and grew 15% over 2016. Source: Benchmarks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2017

In 2010, only 6% of donors said that an e-appeal motivated a gift. 21% of peer-to-peer fundraising dollars raised are the result of a direct click-through on social media. Only 3% of charities rate their board and executive leadership as being digitally savvy. Online donations accounted for 7.2% of all revenue raised in 2016.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2023

Based on survey results, we found that fundraising success is determined by the media channels nonprofits use to share their message and mission. Generating thank you emails to your donors after every gift is a simple way to let them know that they are seen,appreciated and making a difference in the world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. We surveyed over 700 nonprofits to find out what advice they’d give themselves and others about fundraising in the new normal. Many of the nonprofits we surveyed did that with great success.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

When respected researcher Penelope Burk asked donors why they stopped giving, or why they gave less than they could, here are some of their responses : I didn’t receive any information at all after making a gift to a not-for-profit last year. What my friends and I talk about is how donors who make smaller gift are dismissed as unimportant.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

This ultimately results in better donor acquisition as well as stronger, more genuine partnerships with greater retention. Email marketing analytics: help us track open rate, click-through, and donation conversions. Segmentation There are many ways to segment data, and not every way will result in a helpful donor persona.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2023

In March of 2023, Qgiv surveyed over 290 nonprofit fundraisers and more than 2,000 donors to learn how fundraising professionals can realistically raise more for their organization with fewer resources. From 2019 to 2020, 68% of surveyed nonprofits increased their fundraising revenue, according to Qgiv’s Navigating The Unknown Report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

We believe nonprofits and fundraisers who focus on these five topics and develop an overarching strategy that considers these subjects will set themselves up for long-term results as forward-minded individuals and organizations. Big Results for Nonprofits That Embrace Flexible Work Environments. Dig in with us below.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

Then, when a donor gives, fills out a survey, or takes another specified action, they trigger that message and receive the corresponding email automatically. Two weeks later , you send an email that lists several upcoming events and ways to get involved, along with a link to a survey the donor can fill out to tell you about their interests.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. Collaborative efforts can lead to innovative solutions and improved fundraising results.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 18, 2023

In March of 2023, Qgiv surveyed over 290 nonprofit fundraisers and more than 2,000 donors to learn how fundraising professionals can realistically raise more for their organization with fewer resources. From 2019 to 2020, 68% of surveyed nonprofits increased their fundraising revenue, according to Qgiv’s Navigating The Unknown Report.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Though originally focused on advertising, Ogilvy’s wisdom contains enduring truths around driving action and results that can aid any cause, even with today’s new tools and platforms. Focus on selling – Judge ads by sales results, not awards. Survey existing donors on what compelled them to support you before.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

The Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) noted that while 2020 saw an overall increase in giving, that year’s donor retention rate dropped by 4.1 Recaptured donors (whose last gift was two or more years ago) were up nearly 14%. Check your belly: Donors are still giving up at rapid rates. drop from the 2019 rate of 45.4%.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Text marketing , also known as SMS marketing, can help your organization engage supporters, build relationships, and ultimately boost your fundraising results. Along with texts’ speed and unparalleled open rates , one of the biggest benefits of text marketing is how easy it is for your recipients to respond quickly and directly.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

What’s more, 39% of surveyed companies indicated plans to expand their workplace giving programs in the next two years. Charitable Giving Stipends: Companies can award employees with gift cards or add funds designated for donating to their accounts within their employee giving portal. It’s not hard to see why, either!

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Donor retention is the second-highest concern for nonprofits, according to the 2022 CCS Philanthropy Pulse survey. Could the next gift come because of that moving photo on social media? To find your organization’s donor retention rate, divide the number of renewed donors this year by the total number of donors last year.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Donor engagement is a measure of all of the things that make up a complete donor profile, beyond just gift size and superficial demographic information. Responds to a survey. Identify Potential Major Donors – donors with high engagement levels and a long history of giving are your best major gift prospects. Website visits.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

One of the most striking things to note when it comes to charitable giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving is that overall giving in the US has been anchored to GDP at the rate of 2%. Giving Tuesday gifts: 3.6 trillion) Mean gift: $105 ( Giving Tuesday Data Project). Giving Tuesday gifts: 2.5 Giving Tuesday gifts: 1.56

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

No matter what your mission is, you’re probably dedicating significant resources to finding potential supporters and getting that first gift. And with donor retention rates on the decline, new donor acquisition is a constant topic of conversation. It can be even more challenging when you’ve hit a wall in your acquisition efforts.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Now, let’s say that, during a proposed budget review, you notice that the board has cut funding for a top-rated yearly educational program with your constituents. Surveys can be a great tool for this. Metric Formula or Method Outcome achievement rate This is the percentage of attempted outcomes successfully achieved.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2018

A well-crafted donor survey delivered in a savvy way can provide the facts you need to make smarter fundraising and marketing decisions going forward. For now, we’ll leave the major gift donors alone. And while this article is specifically about donor surveys, many of the lessons here apply to all surveys. .

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Achieve

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In this guide, we’ll walk through three key social media fundraising metrics, as well as how you can improve them: Social Media Engagement Rate Conversion Rate Social Media Return on Investment Ready to tap into the full potential of social media fundraising? This is where your social media engagement rates come in.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 28, 2021

The onset of COVID-19—and the resulting restrictions on large gatherings—necessitated a very quick pivot away from traditional fundraising galas and in-person events. More than half (58%) of nonprofits surveyed for The State of Nonprofit Fundraising reported virtual events were an important fundraising activity for them in 2020.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

We had close to 2,000 fundraising friends sign up, and we kicked things off by surveying the audience about their year-end fundraising goals (which we defined to include Giving Tuesday ). Included in this article you’ll find: The results of our flash polls we conducted on year-end fundraising. Let’s dive into the poll data.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? After all, an average customer retention rate for for-profit businesses range from 54% to 84% , which is well above the nonprofit average of 43%. . I can’t tell you how many gifts I’ve failed to follow through on because of one or more impediments in my way.

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Qgiv

JUNE 8, 2021

In terms of donor retention, FEP measures three specific donor retention rates: the overall average donor retention rate (donors of all types regardless of recency/frequency), the average retention rate of first-time donors (those who have only given one gift), and “repeat” donors (donors who gave last year and in prior years).

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

79% of businesses say the effects of the pandemic resulted in them having to increase their budget for digital transformation. To figure this out, look at your website analytics, email analytics, conversion rates, social listening, and more. . Some pages, channels, and topics convert at much higher rates than others.

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Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2023

With the help of Dr. Adrian Sargeant, Harriet Jones-Day, James Barratt, and Kathryn Edworthy from the Institute, we surveyed more than 1,000 nonprofit professionals from small and medium-sized nonprofit organizations. had board members who did not make a gift to the organization. Capacity Fundraiser fatigue is real.

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