Question: Does more donations made over many years (longevity of giving) truly lead to an increase in the likelihood of leaving a gift or the likelihood of considering one?

Answer: Thanks to Dr. Russell James' analysis of our marketing data, it was determined that, indeed, "those who had made a planned gift or would consider it had, on average, gave more gifts than those who would only consider it later or never. But, the date of the first gift didn't seem to matter. So, more gifts are better, but time since first gift didn't really help."

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is an analysis of only one data set for one client. But, from this single review, it was clear that this nonprofit's supporters longevity of giving did not influence the likelihood that they would consider a planned gift or had already made one. Of course, we'll keep looking at more data to see if this finding is something we can latch onto across the board.

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