Crowdfunding 101: Insights from 400k Kickstarter and Indiegogo Campaigns

To better understand which crowdfunding campaigns are successful, Shopify partnered with HiveWire to analyze over 400,000 completed Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns. We present those findings here. Here are some interesting points we’ve uncovered: • When it comes to raising money, women may be better off going to the crowd: 37% of successful campaigns are run by female founders, while only 5% of VC investments go to female founders.

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For more than 137 years, Buckner International has been transforming lives through hands-on ministry, serving the most vulnerable from the beginning to the ending of life. Buckner is one of the oldest and most unique faith-based social service organizations of its kind, serving hundreds of thousands of people each year in the United States and around the world.

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The Nonprofit Fundraising Ecosystem

Infographic | January 13, 2020

In case infographics are not your thing, we've included high-level nonprofit fundraising and charitable giving information below:

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Using Your Donors’ Top Motivators to Drive Retention

Infographic | April 27, 2022

Donors retention has been, and always will be, a priority for nonprofits. One of the keys to retaining donors id capitalizing on what motivates them.

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Year-End Fundraising by the Numbers.

Infographic | June 7, 2022

Nobody said year-end fundraising would be easy. And since no two organizations are exactly the same, we all experience different challenges and successes. But we can all agree on one thing—year-end giving is extremely important to the success of your organization. Of those polled as part of the Nonprofit Insiders Network, 28 percent said that they raised between 26 and 50 percent of their total annual income from the year-end ask alone. Plus, 100 percent polled used direct mail for their year-end campaign and only 17 percent used in-person asking to garner donations.

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7 facts every nonprofit fundraiser should know about the path to online donations

Infographic | January 24, 2020

Successful online fundraising involves more than a donation page -it requires creating a complete path from acquisition to cultivation to conversion, with a website as mobile as your donors.

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4 Key Steps to Share Your Brand's Philanthropic Story

Infographic | February 19, 2020

90% of Americans say that they are more likely to trust and feel loyal to companies that back social causes.' Making your Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) story readily accessible online is essential to engage consumers, attract more eyeballs, and enhance your overall brand image.

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7 Types of Donor Data to Include in Your Wealth Screening

Infographic | January 30, 2020

Who said donor data can’t be pretty? The infographic below, originally published by DonorSearch, highlights the seven types of wealth data that organizations should ask for when conducting bulk wealth screening. Bulk screenings are just one of many tools that researchers can use to collect information about donors.

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Buckner International

For more than 137 years, Buckner International has been transforming lives through hands-on ministry, serving the most vulnerable from the beginning to the ending of life. Buckner is one of the oldest and most unique faith-based social service organizations of its kind, serving hundreds of thousands of people each year in the United States and around the world.

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