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Record Revenue, Double Digit Hike For GivingTuesday

The NonProfit Times

billion was donated in the United States on GivingTuesday, a 16% increase from 2023’s total of $3.1 billion in 2023, according to Adobe Analytics. billion the corresponding day saw in 2023. million financial donors participating, an increase of 4% compared to GivingTuesday 2023. million, roughly 19% more than 2023.

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“To see this all this year when others have declining donations, has been nothing short of amazing to me.”

Pamela Grow

And of course I wanted to increase our donations. But we do need to raise $350 – 400,000 in donations each year. Since taking your classes and listening to your feedback, we made some significant changes in 2023 and 2024. Now, every single donation letter gets a personalized, hand written note by me on them.

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GivingUSA 2024 | What Small Nonprofits Need to Know

Pamela Grow

in 2023 after adjusting for inflation. Nonprofits have been concerned about the decreasing number of American donors for years, and the 2023 report reinforces these worries. Individual donations dropped by 2.4%, with their share of total giving slightly decreasing from 67.4% in 2023, down from 73% in 2013. billion, a 1.6%

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Fundraisers Taking Smaller Bite Of New York Donations

The NonProfit Times

Professional fundraising firms retained 17% of donations raised in New York State during 2023, the lowest amount during the past five years. The data shows that 46% of the time charities received less than 50% of funds raised and 16% of campaigns had expenses that exceeded revenue to the tune of $26 million during 2023.

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Nonprofit Radio for December 18, 2023: Lessons From The UPenn President’s Resignation

Tony Martignetti

Doug White: Lessons From The UPenn President’s Resignation Two weeks ago, the president of the University of Pennsylvania resigned, in large part because major donors to the University harshly criticized her publicly, withdrew their donations, and encouraged others to do the same. Can you prevent an uprising at your nonprofit?

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Fewer Donors Are Giving—Here’s How Your Nonprofit Can Respond and Rebuild

Clairification

Less than one in five new donors (acquired in 2023) gave again. Did you know only 12% of Americans never donate ? The 2024 Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report * shows downward trends in numbers of donors (down 4.5%), and retention (down 2.6%). First-time donor retention is at its lowest-ever recorded rate.

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Nonprofit Trends for 2023

NonProfit PRO

As we turn to the new year, Funraise proposes its top 2023 nonprofit fundraising trends.

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