Fundraising Guru

Past Fundraising Survey Questions and Results

  • Does your group do a fundraising event?

    Yes- 85%
    No- 15%

    46 Total Respondents


  • Do you use special fundraising software?

    Yes- 23%
    No- 77%

    279 Total Respondents


  • Does your group do a fundraising dance?

    Yes- 14%
    No- 86%

    269 Total Respondents


  • What's your biggest fundraiser this year?

    Product Sale- 28.1%
    Event- 46.9%
    Direct Mail- 12.5%
    Planned Giving- 7.8%
    Membership Dues- 4.7%

    64 Total Respondents

     

  • Please classify your group as closely as possible.

    Youth - 3%
    Band - 3.1%
    Scout - 5.6%
    Religious - 20.9%
    School - 17.5%
    Sport - 12.4%
    Fraternal - 8.2%
    Civic - 4.8%
    Service - 7.6%
    Other - 10.5%

    354 Total Respondents

     

  • How many people supervise fundraising in your group?

    One - 33%
    Two - 30%
    Three or more - 37%

    63 Total Respondents

     

  • How many groups do you fundraise for?

    One- 51%
    Two- 22%
    Three or more- 27%

    141 Total Respondents

     

  • Rate your satisfaction with your groups fundraising efforts

    Completely satisfied- 4.5%
    Somewhat satisfied- 6.1%
    Needs work- 39.4%
    Completely disgusted- 50.0%

    393 Total Respondents

     

  • Does your group do fundraising for things other than cash?

    Yes- 43.8%
    No- 56.2%

    270 Total Respondents

     

  • Does your nonprofit group have a web site? (March 2003)

    Yes- 51%
    No- 49%

    195 Total Respondents

     

  • When is the last time you bought a candy bar from someone knocking on your door?(January/February 2003)

    Within 30 days- 8%
    Within 90 days- 4%
    Within the last year- 20%
    Never- 68%

    551 Total Respondents

     

     

  • In the last month, has anyone asked you to participate in their fundraiser? (November/December 2002)

    Yes - 57%
    No - 43%

    101 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Have recent events (9-11 & DC sniper) affected your choice of future fundraisers? (October 2002)

    Yes - 27%
    No - 73%

    81 Total Respondents

     

     

  • What time of year does your group do the most fundraising? (September 2002)

    Fall - 42.4%
    Winter - 18.4%
    Spring - 10.6%
    Year Round - 39.1%

    571 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Does your group survey the membership about what fundraisers to hold? (June 2002)

    Yes - 51%
    No - 49 %

    49 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Please classify your group as closely as possible. (May 2002)

    Youth - 14%
    Church - 16%
    School - 22%
    Sport - 18%
    Fraternal - 7%
    Other - 22%

    745 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Does your group receive United Way funding? (April 2002)

    Yes- 20%
    No - 80%

    151 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Did your group receive a grant in the last year? (March 2002)

    Yes- 17%
    No - 83%

    195 Total Respondents

     

     

  • What's your biggest fundraiser every year? (February 2002)

    Product Sale - 23 %
    Event - 51%
    Direct Mail - 7%
    Planned Giving- 8%
    Membership Dues- 11%

    185 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Describe your attitude towards fundraising. (January 2002)

    Can't wait - 50%
    I will if I have to - 35%
    Not again!- 10%
    Never again!- 5%

    314 Total Respondents

     

     

  • How many members does your nonprofit have? (December 2001)

    0 to 25 - 52%
    26 to 50 - 22%
    51 to 100 - 11%
    101 to 500 - 11%
    Over 500 - 4%

    635 Total Respondents

     

     

  • How has your nonprofit's fundraising been affected by September 11th? (November 2001)

    Hurt - 63%
    No Affect - 26%
    Helped - 11%

    122 Total Respondents

     

     

  • How much money did your group raise through all its fundraising last year? (October 2001)

    Under $500- 24%
    $500 to 2,500 - 30%
    $2,500 to 10,000 - 20%
    $10,000 to 50,000 - 12%
    $50,000 to 100,000 - 4%
    Over $100,000 - 10%

    488 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Does your group do a fundraising walk-a-thon? (September 2001)

    YES - 28%
    NO - 72%

    177 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Does your group do a fundraising dinner? (August 2001)

    YES - 44%
    NO - 56%

    217 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Does your group do a raffle fundraiser? (July 2001)

    YES - 62%
    NO - 38%

    225 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Does your group do a auction fundraiser? (June 2001)

    YES - 53%
    NO - 47%

    114 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Does your group do a golf outing fundraiser? (May 2001)

    YES - 38%
    NO - 62%

    160 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Is your nonprofit an IRS 501 c (3) organization? (April 2001)

    YES - 80%
    NO - 20%

    203 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Does your nonprofit have a dues paying membership? (March 2001)

    YES - 60%
    NO - 40%

    216 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Do you have a dedicated fundraising position in your nonprofit? (February 2001)

    YES - 63%
    NO - 37%

    164 Total Respondents

     

     

  • How Effective Was Your Last Fundraiser? (January 2001)

    GREAT - met/surpassed our expectations - 15%
    OK - made good progress toward our goal - 23%
    SO SO - achieved about half our goal - 17%
    NOT SO HOT - disappointing results - 21%
    A DUD - complete flop - 23%

    190 Total Respondents

     

     

  • Does your nonprofit group have a newsletter? (December 2000)

    Yes - 44%
    No - 56%

    154 Total Respondents

     

     

  • What's your biggest fundraiser every year? (November 2000)

    Product Sale - 26%
    Event - 34%
    Direct Mail - 13%
    Planned Giving - 7%
    Membership Dues - 11%

    242 Total Respondents

     

     

  • How much money did your group raise through all it's fundraising last year? (October 2000)

    UNDER $500 - 20%
    $500 - 2,500 - 26%
    $2,500 - 10,000 - 25%
    $10,000 - 50,000 - 14%
    $50,000 - 100,000 - 5%
    OVER $100,000 - 10%

    459 Total Respondents

     

     

  • How many fundraisers has your group held in the last year? (September 2000)

    None - 34%
    One - 17%
    Two - 14%
    Three - 12%
    Four or more - 23%

    395 Total Respondents