Bristol University | News from the University | School of Economics, Finance and Management

Bristol University | News from the University | School of Economics, Finance and Management: Professor Adrian Sargeant from Indiana University and Professor Jen Shang from the University of Bristol conducted an analysis of the UK’s most successful fundraising programmes to establish what factors differentiate outstanding fundraising from good fundraising and which elements contribute to an organisation doubling, trebling or even quadrupling its income.

The analysis included a survey to define the organisations and programmes perceived as having achieved great fundraising together with a series of detailed case studies of organisations as diverse as Save The Children, the British Heart Foundation, The Royal British Legion and the British Red Cross.

Funds Raised Increased at 58 Percent of US and Canadian Charities in 2012 - Press - AFP

Funds Raised Increased at 58 Percent of US and Canadian Charities in 2012 - Press - AFP: San Diego, CA) Nearly six in 10 charities surveyed (58 percent) raised more in 2012 than they did in 2011 from contributions, marking the first time since 2006 that significantly more than half showed such positive results. Last year at this time, 53 percent had raised more.

The research was released at the annual conference of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, a partner in the six-member Nonprofit Research Collaborative (NRC). This is the third annual report by the NRC and includes response

Adrian Sargeant argues why getting the right data and researchers is key - Institute of Fundraising

Adrian Sargeant argues why getting the right data and researchers is key - Institute of Fundraising: The recent Money for Good / New Philanthropy Capital report, ‘Understanding Donor Motivation and Behaviour’ should be withdrawn. It fails to add in any way to our knowledge of either topic and worse, provides ‘information’ that could be immensely damaging to the very charities they profess to be trying to help.

Live From AFP: Fundraisers Report Improved Results, Hitting Goals | The NonProfit Times

Live From AFP: Fundraisers Report Improved Results, Hitting Goals | The NonProfit Times: A majority of respondents to the annual Nonprofit Research Collaborative (NRC) study reported improved fundraising during 2012 and nearly two-thirds of them met their fundraising goals. Those meeting goal was the largest percentage since 2006.

Some 58 percent of respondents in the United States and Canada reported gains, up from 53 percent in 2011 and 43 percent in 2010. When it came to meeting goal, 63 percent, the highest share since the NRC started surveys, met goal in 2012. This is up from 52 percent in 2010 and 59 percent in 2011.