The 2011 Project is just being finalised. Fundratios 2012 will be marketed early next year.

Benefit From Fundratios

Taking part in Fundratios enables you to assess the effectiveness of every aspect of your fundraising performance compared with that of other charities to identify opportunities for improve and help you to take action.

The project has been developed over the past 20 years in conjunction with a group of leading charities and the Institute of Fundraising. Each year, over forty charities join the study ranging from small charities with a voluntary income of less than £2 million to many of the largest charities.

By taking part in the project you will be able to:

assess fundraising effectiveness, productivity and growth

compare returns from different fundraising campaigns

evaluate the success rate of activities against sector-wide standards

measure return on fundraising investment

benchmark response rates from fundraising initiatives

 

How it works

We have devised a set of benchmarks to assess and compare all major aspects of fundraising performance.

We ask you to provide data in a carefully defined framework. We provide advice and guidance, check and verify the information and settle any queries with each charity. Then we provide the definitive report to each charity which enables you to benchmark every aspect of your fundraising performance.

The report comprises approximately 300 pages with 100 detailed tables of results and over 40 charts and profiles, all of which are designed to enable you to assess the effectiveness of your fundraising programme. Each charity will have its performance compared with a group of similar size charities. It will also be able to see the results of all charities taking part.

In addition you now have the option of having the Centre prepare a special report analysing, illustrating and commenting specifically on your own results.
 

What You Get

The report you receive will enable you to compare your fundraising performance against other charities in a thorough and structured manner. The information is arranged in 14 modules as shown:

The report also contains written analysis, charts, performance profiles and commentary on the results.

The Fundratios 2010 summary report can be obtained when you join the project.
 

Timing

Fundratios 2011 focuses on 2010 operations which for most charities means the year ending between December 2010 and March 2011. The data collection documents will be issued when you join.
 

Who Takes Part?

The project was developed specifically for the benefit of, and in co-operation, with leading charities such as yourselves. You will therefore be able to benchmark your performance against the best standards achieved. Many charities take part every year and the numbers taking part in the project have risen steadily. Participants are grouped by size of voluntary income so that they were able to compare with charities of a similar size. They also received the results of all other charities. Click here  for a list of previous participants or here  to see what participants have to say about the project.
 

Benchmarking In Confidence

The Centre has 50 years experience of organising confidential comparisons of organisational performance. In order to ensure confidentiality:

The report gives only ratios, not absolute numbers

Data is held by us under code number, not charity name

The names of the individual charities included will be listed - but not their code numbers

Each charity will be told only its own code number

If individual charities wish to disclose their identity to others in order to facilitate further benchmarking they are at liberty to do so

You can download the marketing brochure and click here to download the Registration Form  . If you wish to participate in Fundratios, please print and complete this form and either post or fax to us.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Carol Good.