Episode 213: Highlights from Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmark Report

The newest Blackbaud Luminate Online® Benchmark Report provides unique insight to online fundraising during its meteoric rise in 2020. Learn more about the shift to email engagement, how one-time online giving changed nonprofit revenue composition, and the steady march of sustainer donors. Joining the podcast today are report analysts Mike Snusz, Rachael Ahrens, and Deb Ashmore of Blackbaud’s Professional Services team as well as Erik Leaver, Principal Customer Success Manager. They also share their predictions for the next big online fundraising opportunity in this new guide.

 

Topics Discussed in This Episode:

• Background on the Luminate Online Benchmark Report
• The difference between this year’s report and previous reports
• Increases in online one-time giving
• Growth in number of gifts, but not the amounts of the gifts
• Growth in first-time online donors
• When the biggest spikes occurred
• Lessons learned from 2020
• Growth of email fundraising and engagement
• Growing sustainer programs
• How data is segmented in the report
• Lessons learned from different sizes of organizations
• Takeaways from the metrics
• The reliability of open rates

 

Resources:

Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmark Report

 

Quotes: 

“Ultimately, I always like to have nonprofits know that the best benchmarks are your own.”

“Be prepared for emergency giving.”

“Those that grow the fastest have the most robust direct acquisition strategies.”