by Dirk Rinker | Nov 17, 2020 | EDUCATION, FUNDRAISING, MEMBERSHIP, METHODS, U.S. POLITICS
Can we even trust surveys? The last few elections could make people wonder if anybody can trust polls anymore. Time after time, election results were far different from polls, even for congressional seats and statehouses. When polling firms seem to get it wrong...
by Dirk Rinker | Aug 27, 2020 | FUNDRAISING, METHODS
Giving to a charity’s website with a mobile device has jumped over 20 percent since 2015, according to an April survey of 630 US donors commissioned by Dunham+ Company and conducted by Campbell Rinker. While these increases are encouraging, the trend toward online...
by Dirk Rinker | Aug 27, 2020 | FUNDRAISING, METHODS, U.S. POLITICS
Three in four donors responded to new tax laws by choosing the standard deduction last year instead of itemizing their charitable deductions. This revelation comes from an April survey of 630 US donors sponsored by Dunham+Company. Itemizing All Deductions Conducted by...
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by Dirk Rinker | May 3, 2020 | METHODS
Campbell Rinker uses Perceptual Mapping to help organizations understand how they are appear as unique among the many options consumers enjoy. These maps describe relationships among differentiating traits (e.g. organizational qualities). They help identify where the...
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by Dirk Rinker | May 21, 2018 | FUNDRAISING, GENERATIONS, METHODS
Millennial ministry donors are more likely than their elders to pay attention to just about every channel of communication from a ministry. Ministry donors pay the most attention to messages they hear in church — three times the attention they say they give to...
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by Dirk Rinker | May 18, 2018 | FUNDRAISING, GENERATIONS, METHODS
The highest share of donors agree that one message a month is a good level of contact from a ministry. But 47% of Millennials say it’s OK to hear from ministries monthly or even more frequently, compared to just 35% of older donors. About a third of donors,...
