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Nonprofits can become more resilient by spending more on fundraising and admin ? new research

Pamela Grow

Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images Telesilla Kotsi , The Ohio State University and Alfonso J. Pedraza Martinez , University of Notre Dame Most food banks, homeless shelters and other social services nonprofits constantly face hard decisions about how to use their limited funds.

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From Lost To Loved: Turning Lapsed Donors Into Devoted Donors

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The minute you understand and act on this, your retention rates will rise. If you stop communicating with a donor in their last five years of life, or at minimum, the last two, the loss rate of their planned gifts goes to 50%. 1 Source: Center for Philanthropy, Indiana University and Bloomerang.co How lapsed is “lapsed”?

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Giving USA 2021 Key Findings: How to Retain and Upgrade Nonprofit Donors Before Year’s End

Bloomerang

Giving USA 2021 , produced by Giving USA Foundation and Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy , reports total giving grew 5.1% 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 adjusted for inflation).

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New Study: Donations Grow at Slow Pace

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At this rate, philanthropic giving would not recover until 2022, said Patrick Rooney, Executive Director of the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, which coordinates the Giving USA study. The study also shows how much charities are still struggling to raise money in a bad economy. Charitable giving only grew by 0.9%.

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Faith-Based Charities Attract the Lions Share of Donations in the U.S.

Tech Soup

According to a new study by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and Jumpstart Labs , nearly three-quarters of U.S. There are few differences in giving rates among different religions or denominations. In other words, different religious traditions give at similar rates to one another.

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Key Findings from Giving USA 2014 Report

Connection Cafe

Giving USA is researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. in personal income, a lower unemployment rate, a 1.9% Overall Giving Trends. Giving by American individuals, estates, corporations, and foundations grew by 4.4% in 2013. - Foundations saw a 15.5% decrease in giving in 2013.

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Matching Gift Automation: What 11 Nonprofits Have to Say

Nonprofits Source

DTD’s Matching Gift Software Reviews From Nonprofits [+ Takeaways] We selected eleven insightful matching gift software testimonials from Double the Donation’s Google reviews page, along with the star rating the user provided (out of 5). Hillary McCarley, Indiana Children’s Wish Fund Onboarding Experience – 10 out of 10!

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