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