Australian Major Gifts Benchmarking Study

Each year, Xponential conducts an in-depth, data-driven study aimed at helping organisations gain valuable insights into the key elements necessary for a successful major gifts campaign.

Xponential Australian Major Gifts Benchmarking Study

Discover the keys to a thriving major gifts program with Xponential’s annual Australian Major Gifts Benchmarking Study, the one and only benchmarking study that focusses solely on major gifts. Powered by data driven insights and multi year comparisons, this exclusive study offers you objective, actionable results to understand how variables shape major gifts fundraising in Australia.

Elevate your organisations major gift success and stay ahead of the curve.

Register now to learn what others in the sector are doing and how your organisation’s major gifts program compares.

About Xponential's Australian Major Gifts Benchmarking Study

New for 2025!

Xponential is excited to announce a collaboration with Fundraising & Research Consulting (FR&C) for the 2025 Australian Major Gifts Benchmarking Study. Combining Xponential’s high value donor campaign expertise and FR&C’s top tier prospect research, this partnership offers participants an all new level of comprehensive insights into their major gifts program.

As an exclusive benefit, all participants can opt-in for a complimentary Wealthscan overview report (valued at $1,450), delivering an even deeper understanding of donor capacity and potential. This unique data will help organisations benchmark performance and identify growth and impact opportunities.

You Will Gain an Understanding of:

Industry Standards

Correlations are investigated between major gift program results, and variables such as: board and volunteer involvement, organisation subject matter, training, size of total fundraising revenue, methods of solicitation, and longevity of tenure of major gifts staff.

How The Results Can Inform Your Major Gift Program

Study Outputs

Your organisation will receive two reports:

  • The benchmarking report showing the trends and correlations found during analysis of all participant data;
  • A report on how your organisation’s program compares.

 
No individual transaction data and identifying donor information is required for participation. You will not be sharing any information about the identity of your donors.

Annual Study Timing

16 May 2025: Early Bird and Loyalty Discount rates closes

14 July 2025: Final date for participation

18 July 2025: Data requested

11 August 2025: Participant data submitted

From September 2025: Benchmarking webinar and individual workshops.

2025 Pricing

Organisation SizeFull FeeEarly BirdLoyalty Discount
Standard (<$10 mill)$3,300$2,900$2,600
Large (>$10 mill)$4,000$3,700$3,200

Australian Major Gifts Benchmarking Study

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