2020: What Really Happened With Donors
May 11, 2021
Donor mobility fueled a 5.2% increase in giving, both adding dollars and also moving them around to targeted causes. COVID-19 and social unrest were key factors in the uptick in giving, as expected.
Those are among points of the debriefing found in the new report “Giving in Unprecedented Times” from GivingTuesday Data Commons, with more than 100 contributing partners and 50 global data labs. The report leverages the Growth in Giving dataset, volunteer behavior data, survey research, and additional transaction data to provide a deeper understanding of the trends.
The data shows key giving moments in 2020 corresponded to upticks in COVID-19, pivotal events such as action for racial justice and election activity, and #GivingTuesdayNow, a day of unity and giving held as an emergency response to COVID-19 on May 5, 2020 and GivingTuesday (Dec. 1, 2020) giving events. These moments were largely driven by many donors giving smaller
Annual #iGiveCatholic Giving Day breaks record on fundraising, donor numbers
This is a screen grab of the website #iGiveCatholic, https://www.igivecatholic.org. (Credit: CNS photo/screen grab.)
The sixth annual #iGiveCatholic Giving Day raised nearly $13 million from more than 48,000 donors on #GivingTuesday Dec. 1, smashing previous records, according to Cory J. Howat, president of #iGiveCatholic.
NEW ORLEANS The sixth annual #iGiveCatholic Giving Day raised nearly $13 million from more than 48,000 donors on #GivingTuesday Dec. 1, “smashing previous records,” according to Cory J. Howat, president of #iGiveCatholic.
“We are overwhelmed by the generosity of so many people across this country and throughout the world,” Howat said in a statement Dec. 10.
This is a screen grab of the website #iGiveCatholic, https://www.igivecatholic.org. (CNS photo/screen grab)
By Catholic News Service • Posted December 11, 2020
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) The sixth annual #iGiveCatholic Giving Day raised nearly $13 million from more than 48,000 donors on #GivingTuesday Dec. 1, “smashing previous records,” according to Cory J. Howat, president of #iGiveCatholic.
“We are overwhelmed by the generosity of so many people across this country and throughout the world,” Howat said in a statement Dec. 10.
“These gifts will be used to meet the spiritual, physical and educational needs that exist every year but are especially acute during this time of global suffering,” he said. “We are extremely grateful to Our Sunday Visitor, our national sponsor, for their support and belief in what can be accomplished for the church through #iGiveCatholic.”