6. 50% of charities globally have reported a decrease in income over the past 12 months (source: The Management Centre)
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8. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… Rapidata’s Charity Direct Debit Tracking Report What the Tracking Report shows: Direct Debit Cycle Falling cancellation rates* prior to the onset of the credit crunch Effect of the credit crunch and recession –cancellations rates of direct debits skyrocketed *The cancellation rate is the number of direct debits cancelled in a calendar month as a percentage of total live direct debits.
9. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… Average monthly cancellation rates
10. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… Average monthly cancellation rates
11. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… Direct Debit Annual Cycle
14. There is a sharp fall in cancellations for the latter part of the year, dropping to their lowest over Christmas
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16. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… Direct Debit Annual Cycle
17. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… The impact of the recession
18. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… The impact of the recession
19. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… The impact of the recession
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21. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… What has happened this year?
22. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… A plateau in cancellation rates?
23. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… A plateau in cancellation rates? Not yet! For cancellation rates to return to their pre-recession levels this year, we would need to see a reversal of the Annual Direct Debit Cycle. Cancellations would need to have fallen this summer They have not!
24. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… A plateau in cancellation rates?
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26. Cancellations are now starting to decrease, which might be the first sign that cancellations might – we stress might – be beginning to plateau
37. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… What to do? 4) Online Reactivation
38. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… What to do? 5) Regularly test sample reactivations
39. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… What to do? 6) Attempt to reactivate sooner rather than later
40. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… What to do? 7) Reactivation Budget
41. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… What to do? In summary… Acknowledge Offer Alternatives Ask for feedback Online Reactivation Test reactivations Reactivate sooner Budget
42. Direct Debits – The Golden Egg of Fundraising… THANK YOU – Questions? “The most important thing to remember is that the process of reactivating a cancelled donor starts from the very moment they cancel” www.rapidataservices.com
Notes de l'éditeur
Before we get going, I’d like to get a sense of how your organisation has been effected by the recession over the past year and more – can you raise your hands if your organisation has seen donations fall? Now raise your hands if donations have increased?So, what’s happening in the marketplace more generally? [hit the space bar and hopefully the bullet points will all fly in!]
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Start by looking at cancellation rates and how they have increased over the years
2008/09 massive difference compared to the rest of the data set
2007/8 do NOT show the same direct debit cycle patterns
Average annual and average monthly cancellations for Apr 2003 – Jan 2009Average annual and average monthly cancellations for the pre-recession period Apr 2003 – Aug 2007Average annual and average monthly cancellations for the post-recession period Sep 2007 – Jan 20092007/8 do NOT show the same direct debit cycle patterns
2007/8 do NOT show the same direct debit cycle patterns
The recession changed the cycle pattern. Note that in December 08, cancellations were falling to a point that is higher than where cancellation rates peaked in pre-credit crunch years of 03-072007/8 do NOT show the same direct debit cycle patterns
The average cancellation rate is still higher than that seen in pre-recession years, but the differential is now much less than its height of 67% in December last year.
Before I ask you if you have any questions, I’d like to ask one of my one. Can any of you tell me when you currently contact your regular supporters? How does this fit in with the direct debit cycle we showed you today