Nonprofit Giving Update

Thank you to the National Council of Nonprofits and Fundraising Effectiveness Project for this update on national giving trends:

Although overall giving increased by 6.2 percent in the second quarter of 2022, it still failed to keep up with inflation, according to a new report from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP).

The new data also show that the number of donors dropped by 7 percent compared to the second quarter of 2021. New and newly retained donors have now dropped for the fourth quarter in a row. FEP described this sharp decrease (dropping 17 percent for those giving less than $100, and falling 8 percent among those giving $101-$500) as a “collapse” in the number of donors giving less than $500 and one-time donors, the largest segments of donors, accounting for almost 98 percent of donors. 

The Fundraising Effectiveness Project offers resources for analyzing and improving donor retention.

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