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    • Giving Tuesday
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Charitable Giving Demographics For Nonprofits

We’ve listed the latest charitable giving demographic data providing insights on how each generation prefers to give to charity.

Millennias

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  • 25.9% of US population.
  • 40% of Millennial donors are enrolled in a monthly giving program.
  • 26% gave tribute gifts.
  • 46% donate to crowdfunding campaigns.
  • 15% gave on #GivingTuesday 2017.
  • 16% give through Facebook fundraising tools.
  • 64% volunteer locally, 9% internationally.
  • 55% attend fundraising events.
  • 11% of total US giving comes from Millennials
  • 84% of Millennials give to charity, donating an annual average of $481 across 3.3 organizations.
  • Millennials are active on their phones and respond best to text message and social media, but rarely check personal email or respond to voice calls.
  • Millennials are most likely to contribute to work sponsored initiatives, donate via mobile and watch online videos before making a gift.
  • 47% of Millennials gave through an organization’s website in 2016.
  • 88% of Millennials find their job more fulfilling when they have opportunities to make a positive impact on society and the environment.
  • 52% of Millennials are more likely to give monthly over a large one-time donation.
  • 77% of the respondents believe that offering employee engagement opportunities is an important recruitment strategy to attract millennials.
  • Among millennials, YouTube accounts for 2/3rds of the premium online video watched across devices
  • 44% of millennials said that would rather use their mobile phones than use cash to pay for small items.

Gen Xers

  • 20.4% of US population.
  • 49% of Gen X donors are enrolled in a monthly giving program.
  • 31% give tribute gifts.
  • 45% donate to crowdfunding campaigns.
  • 14% gave on #GivingTuesday 2017.
  • 19% give through Facebook fundraising tools.
  • 64% volunteer locally, 8% internationally.
  • 56% attend fundraising events.
  • Gen Xers are most likely to fundraise on behalf of a cause, make a pledge, and volunteer their time to an organization.
  • Gen X prefers text messages or voice calls. These donors regularly check email and stay up to date on social media feeds.
  • Email prompted 31% of online donations made by Gen Xers
  • 59% of Gen Zs are inspired to donate to charity by a message/image they saw on social media.

Baby Boomers

  • 23.6% of the US populations.
  • 49% of Baby Boomer donors are enrolled in a monthly giving program.
  • 41% give tribute gifts.
  • 35% donate to crowdfunding campaigns.
  • 15% gave on #GivingTuesday 2017.
  • 21% give through Facebook fundraising tools.
  • 71% volunteer locally, 9% internationally.
  • 58% attend fundraising events.
  • 24% of Boomers say they were promoted to give an online donation because of direct mail they received.
  • 72% of Boomers give to charity, donating an annual average of $1,212 across 4.5 organizations.
  • Boomers answer voice calls, check email regularly, and also use text messaging and social media. Though initially slow to adopt new technology, they take to it quickly once they do.
  • Boomers are most likely to make recurring donations on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis.

Greatest Generation

  • 11.8% of the US population.
  • 30% of donors aged 75+ say they have given online in the last 12 months and on average give 25% more frequently than younger generations.
  • 88% of the Greatest gen gives to charity, donating an annual average of $1,367 across 6.2 organizations.
  • They represent 26% of total US giving
  • Greatest prefer voice calls and direct mail. These donors are late adopters of email and do not typically use text messaging or social media.
  • Greatest are most likely to give through direct mail campaigns and donate physical goods.

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