NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The 2022 Donor-Advised Fund Report details growth in all key DAF metrics for the 12th consecutive year. The new report also reveals DAF grantmaking to charities around the world grew 60% compared to pre-pandemic 2019 and increased 400% over the past decade.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 14, 2022

As you know I love hearing from nonprofits. That’s how I learn. And that’s how I believe we all learn together. And I’m always amazed, especially at how small nonprofits keep growing and doing more — even with few resources. I think the biggest asset they have is the conviction, the belief that they can do it.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The Bank of America Private Bank and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University released the "2023 Bank of America Study of Philanthropy." The study found that affluent households gave an average of $34,917 to charity in 2022, up from $29,269 in 2017, though less than the $43,195 they gave in 2020.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this. One way to create a major donor program or donor perks system is to replicate one from another organization. Many sponsors and donors want recognition for their support.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 29, 2022

PayPal announced Grant Payments, a new product that enables donor-advised fund (DAF) sponsors, community foundations, and other grantmakers to deliver grants to charities quickly and electronically via PayPal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 14, 2022

When you think of why your nonprofit’s donors support your organizations, do you expect each of their motivations to be the same? This person fears offending donors by asking at the “wrong” time. What has Research Shown About Why Donors Give? The Millennial Impact Project studied why donors across generations start giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 10, 2017

The report is groundbreaking in that it is the only annual research project dedicated to studying how and why donors worldwide give to their favorite causes and charitable organizations. The top three causes supported by liberal-leaning online donors are human and civil rights, animals, and children and youth.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 25, 2024

A new paper found that inflicting mild misfortune — such as a pie to the face — on others can encourage donations, and more.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 9, 2022

A new spotlight report from National Philanthropic Trust (NPT), the largest national, independent public charity that manages donor-advised funds (DAF), details that on average, over the past five years, noncash assets accounted for more than half of total contributions to NPT DAFs.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 21, 2010

This afternoon I had the pleasure and honor of spending a few hours with members of the Charity Technology Trust/Charity Technology Exchange team, part of the TechSoup Global network , exploring their options for creating programs or services to build and foster community throughout their network.

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Case Study Community Charity Studies 162

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2024

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Wearing the donor hat I feel your pain! The most successful charities tap into donor motivations for giving , of which there are many. and Canada that what donors most wanted was for the charity to show me that you know me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

Sending donors a third-party payment site, such as PayPal, is problematic if that is the only way that donors can give. According to Network for Good , one in six online donors will drop out of the donation process if they are sent to a third-party website. Monthly donors give $35.46

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Although it may seem like you are competing with every other fundraiser who is making year-end asks, donors have become more intentional and savvier about how and to what causes they give. It’s a simple fact that has been proven time and again in fundraising studies and research: People give to charity at the end of the year.

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2012

How, exactly, can you accomplish these things and ensure more potential donors complete the giving process? let donors also give to projects that are meaningful to them. Some nonprofits do this by asking monthly donors to “join the club” and give them names like Miracle Makers , Partners for Change , and Guardian Angels.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

Some 61% of all evangelical Protestant adults made a financial donation to a local church during the past 12 months from February 2024, with 50% giving to an organization outside of a church and 42% to both church and charity. Among evangelical donors to church, the average amount given during the 12 months ending in February 2024 was $2,503.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Schwab Charitable reports that its donors increased grants to charity in 2022 to more than $4.7 billion with a record 995,000 grants to more than 117,000 charities. The dollars granted to charities represent a 7% increase, or nearly $300 million more, for charities compared to 2021.

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Grant Charity Donor Report 130

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In fact, monthly donors donate 440% more to charity over their lifetime than one-time donors. However, without the right tools, many nonprofits will struggle to upgrade their one-time online donors into recurring donors. 1) Set Recurring Donors as the Default Type on All Donation Forms.

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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. Sustainer income from monthly donors grew 10% in 2016. High-wealth donors ($200,000+ in annual household income) give an average of $2,252 annually and 51% prefer to give online. Source: 2016 Donor Loyalty Study. Source: 2017 Benchmarks Study.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2022

Online fundraising makes it simpler for your donors to give and easier for them to make recurring donations to support your mission. As you take advantage of new opportunities to use online fundraising to grow and engage your donor community, make sure that you know what you need to know to be compliant. . 2) Social Media Campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Online fundraising makes it simpler for your donors to give, and easier for them to make recurring donations to support your mission. As you take advantage of new opportunities to use online fundraising to grow and engage your donor community, make sure that you know what you need to know to be compliant. . 1) Online Donation Pages.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Todays question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to raise unrestricted nonprofit funding: Dear Charity Clairity, How do you talk about something specific in an appeal letter, but still raise unrestricted funding for use where most needed?

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Daffy.org announces the roll-out of new features to better discover charities through friends and colleagues, support causes and organizations together, and inspire one another with our philanthropic passions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 29, 2017

Published in English, español, and français, the goal of the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Survey is to gain a better understanding of how donors worldwide prefer to give and engage with nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes.

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The Sponsorship Collective

JUNE 20, 2023

In my experience running the Sponsorship Collective, charity sponsorship is a tough act for many sponsorship seekers. It can be difficult to delineate between donors and sponsors, especially if you’ve only ever worked with donors before.

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Case Study Charity Studies Practice 84

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 20, 2024

Online Fundraising Strategy 93% of nonprofits believe that a strong brand identity has a positive impact on donor engagement. 99designs ] 75% of donors look for concrete information about a nonprofit’s achievements before making a decision to give. Double the Donation ] The current donor retention rate is 41.9%. billion—only 0.6%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Part of the reason is a commitment to altruism, but I also use (for lack of a better word) these 31 nonprofits to study how nonprofits are progressing in online fundraising, social media and mobile communications. Results: I am believer that some donors will drop out of the donation process if it is overly complicated or time-consuming.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Donor retention on steroids – Make it monthly I implore you to make soliciting recurring donations a priority. Retention is a phenomenal 80 – 90% compared with under 20% for new one-time donors and just 45% when ongoing donors are added to the mix. Donor lifetime value skyrockets from 1.73 years among monthly donors.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Charity Navigator. Charity Navigator. Charity Navigator. eNonprofit Benchmark study. Median revenue per donor for multichannel supporters was $339 compared to $88 for offline. First year retention for multichannel donors was 51%. 13% – eNonprofit Benchmark Study. Fundraising Facts.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

If you’ve migrated donor data from one CRM to another, no doubt you have dealt with a lot of difficult decisions. In fact, our donor data migration clients often express surprise at the number of decisions they have to make. In this post, we discuss our list of Top 10 Tough Donor Data Migration Decisions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

According to the Fidelity Charitable Overcoming Barriers to Giving Report , 65% of donors would give more if they knew the impact of their donations. Annual reports are too infrequent and written for foundations and major donors, thus not ideal for reporting impact to small and mid-size donors. Why Quarterly Impact Reports?

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NetWits

JUNE 9, 2011

For large nonprofits here is some even scarier news: the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported in October of 2010 that donations to the nation’s largest charities dropped 11% last year. Instead, so far in 2010, giving to the United Way Worldwide (the largest charity in the survey) decreased by 4.5% 3) The Shift in Donor Attitudes.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 3, 2020

It’s a simple fact that has been proven time and again in fundraising studies and research: people give to charity at the end of the year. For other folks, the end of the year is simply a time of gift giving, including giving gifts to charity. We’ll start with the basics, and then move on to the advanced tactics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2018

To fill in the gap, social good entrepreneurs worldwide have built upon the momentum of crowdfunding and extended crowdfunding services to nonprofits, NGOs, and charities in regions where online fundraising has been challenging up to this point in the Internet’s short history. BackaBuddy (South Africa). backabuddy.co.za. donate-ng.com.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 28, 2022

From increased revenue to improved volunteer and donor engagement, new data from 99designs by Vista reveals how investing in professional design and visual branding creates tangible financial benefits for charities and nonprofit organizations around the world. .

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Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2023

Donor Cultivation. Are your donors also your customers? For many of us, the problem answering the question “Are your donors also your customers?” Donor cultivation is other- centered too; we even have a name for the best way to practice it–donor-centered. When people give to you, they’re not loving the charity.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A nonprofit CEO, Dorethea, asks, “ Should I send holidays gifts to donors ?” Well, Dorethea, it depends on what type of gift and which donor segment (small, mid-size, or major givers) you have in mind. It also depends on your previous conversations or donor surveys. Dorethea was asking about sending gifts to her major donors.

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