2025 donorCentrics Sustainer Summit Key Insights and Themes

Join Blackbaud Senior Principal Consultant and recurring giving expert Paige Grainger to learn key insights from the 2025 donorCentrics Sustainer Summit, which brings together analysis of 19 million donors and over $3.4 billion from 38 organizations of varying sizes and missions.

Takeaways will include insights into key sustainer metrics and emerging trends from organizations focused on growing their recurring giving populations and how recurring donors have provided stable revenue during fluctuations in giving from single gift donors.

Discussion points include:

  • Are single and recurring donor populations shifting? How are recurring donors increasing as a share of the donor base?
  • How does retention of recurring gift donors compare to single gifts?
  • What sources are used to acquire donors directly to recurring giving?
  • Are organizations having success in converting single gift donors to recurring gift donors?
  • What’s new trends are emerging in recurring giving?