Episode 137: Insights from the 2019 Charitable Giving Report

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What was the state of charitable giving last year? Now is the time to find out so you can benchmark your organization and boost your fundraising performance in 2020.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a bit of a reversal this episode, host Steve McLaughlin is today’s guest. Steve sat down with Erin Duff from the Blackbaud Institute to talk about Blackbaud’s 2019 Charitable Giving Report, which tracks over $36 billion in U.S-based charitable giving from the Blackbaud Institute Index. Listen to the interview to hear Steve explain why it’s important to consider three-year trends, what the overall giving and online giving numbers mean for nonprofit strategy, and what the most important practice is for social good organizations to focus on in 2020.</span></p> <p><strong>Topics Discussed in This Episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why knowing the giving trends each year matters to the social good sector</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to use the data from the Charitable Giving Report</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How philanthropy has weathered recent changes in variables that affect giving</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The importance of measuring 3-year trends</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Insights on online giving trends and strategies</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Average gift amounts by subsector</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How organizations should interpret and respond to retention rate figures</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why it’s important to keep an eye on global giving</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The single most important practice for social good organizati