Adrian Sargeant
The antecedents of donor commitment to voluntary organizations
Sargeant, Adrian; Woodliffe, Lucy
Authors
Lucy Woodliffe
Abstract
The past decade has seen a rapid growth in the number of regular or so-called committed giving schemes. Charities have been increasingly eager to solicit donors onto a low-value monthly donation, collected automatically from their bank account or credit card. Although the initial costs of donor acquisition are higher than for cash donations, charities find that committed givers are less likely to lapse and therefore offer substantially higher lifetime values over time. In this article, we examine to what extent these individuals are truly committed, that is, whether they are more committed than occasional cash givers and the factors that might drive that commitment. The results of a series of ten focus groups conducted on behalf of five large national charities are reported and a model of the antecedents of commitment hypothesized. Implications for fundraising strategy are explored. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2005 |
Journal | Nonprofit Management and Leadership |
Print ISSN | 1048-6682 |
Electronic ISSN | 1542-7854 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 16 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 61-78 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.90 |
Keywords | donor, voluntary organisations, charity, commitment |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1045743 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nml.90 |
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