The Association of Fundraising Professionals’ (AFP) released their Fundraising Effectiveness Project data for Q3 of 2023 data earleir this week. The data shows that through Q3 2023, donors decreased moderately, and donor retention continued to slide downward, driving a decrease in fundraising dollars. This information does not include the final year-end totals, which won’t come out until sometime in February or March. As many NAO readers know, we have joined with other state associations, the National Council of Nonprofits and others to continue to push for the Charitable Act, which would allow smaller donors the benefit of deductions that are now enjoyed by those the itemize their taxes. When you look at those considered “micro donors” ($1-$100), it can quickly be seen that they decreased the most across the board. The full release can be found here.