tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030936637291270507.post2296805663524069833..comments2024-03-11T07:12:30.866+00:00Comments on ChangeFundraising.com - A Blog by Simon Scriver: Are Fundraising Complaints Worth It?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030936637291270507.post-30990524792626726792013-07-18T09:04:25.698+01:002013-07-18T09:04:25.698+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.online fundraising websiteshttp://www.squidoo.com/the-best-online-fundraising-websitesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030936637291270507.post-49064255244445943202013-07-09T08:41:15.681+01:002013-07-09T08:41:15.681+01:00Thanks for the comments Michael.
I think the €500...Thanks for the comments Michael.<br /><br />I think the €500 as a net income does take in to account the cost of donor acquisition/retention. The gross income from the donor is closer to €1000, so deducting about €200 for acquisition, costs to implement these programs, etc. - being pessimistic - I think €500 is fair.<br /><br />But you're right the costs are going up and we don't know for sure what a donor recruited today is worth. I suppose that's not the point of the post.<br /><br />You'd know better than me about "what your donation can do". It's safe to assume they're not entirely accurate, and they're definitely not comparable between two organisations.<br /><br />I suppose regardless of the actual income and cost figures the question is what is every inidividuals' threshold of tolerance in fundraising.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275357983642270433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030936637291270507.post-23080402832759141692013-07-09T08:34:13.417+01:002013-07-09T08:34:13.417+01:00Thanks KevinThanks KevinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275357983642270433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030936637291270507.post-64006177546328795542013-07-08T21:55:07.400+01:002013-07-08T21:55:07.400+01:00While I don't necessarily disagree with your o...While I don't necessarily disagree with your overall sentiments, I do think the figures you used have their flaws.<br /><br />You present your €500 donations as net income- ignoring the cost of donor acquisition and retention. You probably know much better than me, but from what I can tell the difference between these costs and the donations is getting narrower.<br /><br />Similarly the "what your donation can do" figures are often elusive figures, and the overseas aid sector is one of the worst offenders in this. When calculating these "bang for your buck" sales pitches some of the organisations can be guilty of ignoring overheads. More often than not, they take the direct cost of specific component of a programme, such as the cost of purchasing anti-malaria nets or plumpy nut and say "this is how far your donation can go". In doing so they exclude other programme costs and support costs. They often ignore simple direct costs such as delivery or the cost of field staff working with these inputs, and very often they ignore the higher level support costs, such as security, logistics, finance and management.<br /><br />All this isn't to say that fundraising isn't important and worthwhile. Nor is it to say that we shouldn't annoy people through fundraising. But fundraising is becoming more difficult and more expensive. Programming is not the simple money for lives equation that many organisations present. And discussions about charitable giving should recognise these two realities.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277993191572369938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030936637291270507.post-35771919641334395432013-07-08T12:10:32.887+01:002013-07-08T12:10:32.887+01:00Great post SimonGreat post SimonKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822597135455143533noreply@blogger.com