If you’re a data driven person, get ready for a nitty gritty breakdown of the fifth edition release of the Nonprofit Trends Report, which answers a fundamental question:

Why do digital, mature organizations fare better than others?

Today we’ll break down the five chapters of the report with John Jensen, the Senior Director of Nonprofit Insights at Salesforce. In his role, he helps Salesforce for Nonprofits’ Product Marketing teams build the broadest possible understanding of the sector's goals and challenges across the world. After downloading the latest report, I knew I had to have him on the show.

Allow this conversation to inspire you to generate conversations within your organization. Where are you individually? And how can you make improvements?

In This Episode:

• How AI can improve donations by identifying different journeys, streams, and messages, which will requires fundraisers to think more creatively
• 40% of dollars raised in the US comes from 1% of donors! Younger, wealthier donors tend to be much more impact focused than older donors
• The tension that nonprofits are facing with minor vs. major donors
• How to improve the digital maturity of your organization without “fancy” tools or metrics
• The super simple “wouldn’t it be awesome if…?” framework to brainstorm the right questions
• Why nonprofits around the world are facing employee retention challenges and the importance of incorporating technology into your culture to make your organization a better place to work

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Get your hands on the full report John and I talked through today. The Salesforce Nonprofit Trends Report contains insights from over 1,600 nonprofit managers and executives.

Connect with John at [email protected] or on Twitter at @johnjensen and tell him what your priorities are for 2023.

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