by Bill Jacobs | Mar 1, 2024 | Analyst, Non-profit, nonprofit analytics, Nonprofits, Uncategorized
I think we’d all agree that sustainers are great. Having a group of donors that have committed to giving every month is like money in the bank. And, not surprisingly, a lot of organizations are careful to limit additional appeals to this group so not to alienate any...
by Bill Jacobs | Feb 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
We are knee-deep in analyzing last fall’s results. While there is of course some variation in results by organization, the general narrative is that last fall wasn’t great . . . but it wasn’t awful either. It was just OK. What we are seeing is that overall revenue was...
by Sarah Smith | Jan 11, 2024 | analytics, Non-profit, nonprofit analytics, Nonprofits, Uncategorized
Thanks to the emergence of multi-channel fundraising, performance reporting and planning have become more complicated. One of the great challenges for nonprofits is forecasting their fundraising revenue and donor base. Projecting donor and revenue growth based on the...
by Bill Jacobs | Oct 10, 2023 | Non-profit, Nonprofits
One of the many analyses we provide to clients is a mid-fiscal year re-forecast. This is one analysis where the difficulty of the projection is really dependent on the fiscal year definition. Q: Why does that matter? A: Well, for many organizations, more than half of...
by Bill Jacobs | Mar 11, 2019 | Analyst, Big Data
There are two fundraising models that are heading in opposite directions. The traditional model is that you invest in new donor acquisition and then work to build a long-term relationship with those donors who, in turn, will faithfully support your cause. The emerging...
