2. CITIZEN
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CAC is almost 2 decades old
It has come a long way
It is established, well-considered, venerable
A lot has been achieved in the last year
Change in ED
New Staff
New Tech
Massive cleanup
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Charities Raising More Money,
But Still Losing Donors (2012)
For the first time in five years, charity
respondents to the annual Fundraising
Effectiveness Project survey saw positive
gains in giving, but still continued to lose
donors faster than they gained them.
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Charities Raising More Money, But Still
Losing Donors (2012)
The survey, developed by the Association
of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and the
Urban Institute, shows that for every $100 a
charity gained in 2012 from new
donors, the return of previous donors and
increased giving from current donors, it lost
an average of $96 from lapsed donors and
smaller gifts from current donors—for a
positive gain of $4.
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The results are troubling because
we’re seeing a trend of charities
relying on fewer donors giving larger
gifts. More important, however, is
keeping donors for longer than a
year, since it’s much cheaper to retain
existing donors than it is to
continually find new ones
Elizabeth Boris, director of the Center on Nonprofits and
Philanthropy at the Urban Institute.
13. Quantifying a charity's value
CITIZEN
ADVOCACY
CENTER
• For nonprofits, attracting major donors
means:
• Being transparent
• Being accountable
• Tracking and measuring results
• Professionalizing your marketing and
development efforts
• Having a Web-based presence
• Actively promoting your brand
14. Quantifying a charity's value
CITIZEN
ADVOCACY
CENTER
Touting "we make a difference" doesn't
cut it these days. Nor are today's funders
satisfied with simply knowing how many
people your organization served last
year.
What they are most interested in is what
long-lasting impact your organization has
had on the individuals and communities
it serves.