CARE Integrated Marketing Study Reveals Composite Donor Profile

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Dual channel donors (those who give both offline and online) are the most valuable to nonprofit organizations, according to a new integrated marketing study conducted by CARE and Convio CNVO. The study, Insights into Integrated Marketing Constituent Behavior, reveals a composite donor profile that shows dual channel donors give more, are married and earn almost 50 percent more than the U.S. median household income.

“We've known for quite some time that a multi-channel approach to constituent engagement is key for nonprofits to be successful as the digital realms continues to come of age based on an earlier study we conducted around integrated marketing,” said Dennis McCarthy, vice president of consulting for Convio. “The results from the study we conducted with CARE continue to prove that nonprofits need to adapt the way they engage externally with their supporters, as well as the way they organize their efforts internally. Integration is crucial on both fronts.”

Key Findings of the Study Include:

• Dual channel donors give the most: On average, dual channel donors give $123.29 annually, 46 percent of greater value to a nonprofit than direct mail only donors.
• Dual channel donors are married: 72 percent of dual channel donors are married.
• Dual channel donors earn the most: At a household level, 43 percent earn $100,000 or more.
• Men are offline, women are online: 55 percent of offline only donors are men; 56 percent of online only donors are women.
• Boomers are flocking to social sites: Boomers are one of the fastest growing segments on social sites, up 60 percent from 2010.

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• Insights into Integrated Marketing Constituent Behavior study

Methodology

For the purposes of this study, donors were classified into three cohorts: offline only, online only and dual channel. In an effort to understand the impact of electronic communications, offline donors are further categorized by whether the donor had received and opened communications through e-mail. Static and dynamic analyses were performed to identify differences in donor behavior by communication segment and to quantify the effect of an additional donation channel.

About Convio

Convio is a leading provider of on-demand constituent engagement solutions that enable nonprofit organizations to maximize the value of every relationship. With Convio solutions, nonprofits can more effectively raise funds, advocate for change and cultivate relationships with donors, activists, volunteers, event participants, alumni and other constituents. Convio offers two open, cloud-based constituent engagement solutions: Convio Common Ground^® for small- and mid-sized nonprofits and Convio Luminate™ for enterprise nonprofits. Headquartered in Austin, Texas with offices across the United States and United Kingdom, Convio serves more than 1,600 nonprofit organizations globally. Convio is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol CNVO.

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