Nonprofit Fundraising

Fundraising Tip — People Are Still Donating

The news around individual giving may not be good, and that doesn’t mean giving can’t be good for your organization.

Dan Hanley
2 min readApr 27, 2023

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In the last month, official reports have come out sharing data about nonprofit fundraising last year, specifically around donor giving.

These reports show a decline in giving last year.

The focus in conversations and social media has been on this. I see it all over LinkedIn and mentioned on podcasts. It’s become quite the talking point. Giving to nonprofits is down.

I’m not a data person, and I trust the reports.

You can trust them too. And then move on.

Don’t let this information stifle your fundraising efforts. The reality is that people are still giving. Many of them. And they’re not giving less. This can be especially true for your donors.

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Dan Hanley

I write about nonprofits, fundraising, recruiting, self-care. Human rights, domestic violence, borders, and refugee focused. Sober. Vegan. https://altrui.org/