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Nonprofit Fundraising Calculators

For development directors, executive directors, and boards. Put real numbers on donor value, retention, monthly giving, events, and email appeals so you can decide where the next dollar of fundraising effort goes. Results update as you type. No email required.

Donor lifetime value

A first gift is the beginning of a relationship, not the whole value. See what a donor is worth over the years they stay with you, and what you can afford to spend to acquire one.

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Lifetime value of a donor

Revenue per donor in year one
Average years as a donor
Net lifetime value after fundraising cost
Current acquisition cost as % of LTV
Max you can spend to acquire a donor
LTV if retention rose 10 points
Value of that 10-point gain per donor

Donor retention cost

Most nonprofits lose more than half their donors every year and spend heavily replacing them. See what the leak costs and what a retention program would be worth.

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Retention program
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Cost to replace them just to stay flat

Donors lost per year
Annual giving lost with them
Total cost of churn (lost giving + replacement)
New donors needed per year to grow 5%
Donors saved per year at target retention
Giving retained from saved donors (first year)
Acquisition spend avoided
Net gain from retention program (year one)
Lifetime value of the donors saved each year

Monthly giving conversion

Monthly donors give more over time, cost less to keep, and make revenue predictable. Estimate what converting a slice of your one-time donors would build.

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Annual recurring revenue created

New monthly donors
What those donors gave before, per year
Net increase in year-one giving
Per-donor value as one-time donor (lifetime)
Per-donor value as monthly donor (lifetime)
Lifetime value created by the campaign
Monthly revenue still active after 3 years
Return on campaign cost (lifetime)
Months to recover campaign cost

Fundraising event ROI

Galas and events raise money but also eat staff time. Find the true net, the net per attendee, and how it compares to other ways of raising the same dollars.

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Costs
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True net (after staff time)

Ticket revenue
Gross event revenue
Hard costs
Staff time cost
Net before staff time
Net per attendee
Cost to raise a dollar at this event (cents)
Future value of new donors acquired (3 yrs)
Return on event cost
Raising the same net through other channels would cost

Email appeal calculator

Forecast what an email appeal will raise, see which step in the funnel matters most, and compare against what your list could do at benchmark rates.

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Expected revenue from this appeal

Gifts from first send
Gifts from follow-ups
Total gifts
Revenue per 1,000 subscribers
Cost to raise a dollar (cents)
Value of each subscriber per appeal
Adding new subscribers is worth (this appeal)
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