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Donor Giving Trends for Today and Tomorrow, Part 2
July 13, 2011 By Joe Boland
According to Russ Reid’s Heart of the Donor report, people research charities in the following ways:
• talk to someone who supports the charity;
• 62 percent of respondents visit the organization’s website, and 56 percent search the Internet for news;
• check with watchdog organizations (i.e., Charity Navigator, GuideStar);
• visit the organization in person.
Despite more research and more demands for efficiency, Holman said, “the No. 1 reason people make gifts is belief in the mission of the organization.” Thus, some traditional trends are still true:
• Lower-income people tend to be more generous than higher-income individuals.
• The most generous donors are more likely to give by mail and less likely than average to give online.
• More generous donors are more intentional about planning their support.
• Giving still happens because donors are involved with organizations — 42 percent of donors volunteer with their organizations, Holman said, and “78 percent of high-net donors still volunteer — often as board members.”
Donor Giving Trends for Today and Tomorrow, Part 2
July 13, 2011 By Joe Boland
According to Russ Reid’s Heart of the Donor report, people research charities in the following ways:
• talk to someone who supports the charity;
• 62 percent of respondents visit the organization’s website, and 56 percent search the Internet for news;
• check with watchdog organizations (i.e., Charity Navigator, GuideStar);
• visit the organization in person.
Despite more research and more demands for efficiency, Holman said, “the No. 1 reason people make gifts is belief in the mission of the organization.” Thus, some traditional trends are still true:
• Lower-income people tend to be more generous than higher-income individuals.
• The most generous donors are more likely to give by mail and less likely than average to give online.
• More generous donors are more intentional about planning their support.
• Giving still happens because donors are involved with organizations — 42 percent of donors volunteer with their organizations, Holman said, and “78 percent of high-net donors still volunteer — often as board members.”
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