New Donor Membership Study

Events of 2025 drove higher new donor revenue, but how will your station retain them as long-term members? The answers live inside the minds of the new donors themselves. To that end, Paragon is providing quantitative research among new public media members that will seek to understand motivations for contributing and how to retain their giving. Click here for an outline and specifications of the New Donor Membership Study.

The research will provide critical insights into retaining your newest members:

  • Donor demographics
  • Donation motivation factors
  • Membership/Fundraising preference
  • Past public media contributions
  • Subscriptions
  • Other charitable support
  • Geographic distribution
  • Desired station offerings

Deliverables

  1. Questionnaire
  2. Data processing
  3. Final report
  4. Call to review results and Paragon recommendations