Donation impact calculator

Set what one unit of your impact costs and see what each gift provides, ready for your donation form and kiosk.

Your impact unit

What one unit of your impact costs, for example $5 to provide one meal.

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$50.00 provides

10 meals

Suggested amounts, labeled

What each suggested gift provides
GiftImpact
$10.002 meals
$25.005 meals
$50.0010 meals
$100.0020 meals
$250.0050 meals

Email me these impact amounts

Get your amounts and what each one provides in one email, ready to paste into your donation form, kiosk, and appeal copy.

One email with your numbers. No newsletter, no spam.

Tangible impact statements lift giving because they turn a dollar amount into a picture. Use honest, defensible per-unit costs, and put the resulting amounts on your donation form and kiosk.

Put impact amounts on your giving form

Givebear lets you label suggested amounts with their impact on the kiosk and your embeddable donation form, so donors see exactly what their gift does. Built for in-person and online giving.

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How this is calculated

One division, rounded down so an impact claim never overstates what a gift does.

Units providedequalsdonation ÷ cost per unit, rounded down

Honest cost per unitequalsprogram cost ÷ units the program delivers

  • The suggested amounts list shows $10, $25, $50, $100 and $250 so you can label a full ask string at once.
  • Use your real program math and update it when costs change: donors and watchdogs notice inflated impact claims.

Donation impact questions

What is a donation impact calculator?
A donation impact calculator turns a dollar amount into a tangible outcome, like '$50 provides 10 meals.' You set what one unit of your impact costs, and the tool shows how many units each gift provides. Concrete impact statements consistently lift giving because they help a donor picture what their money does.
How do I set an honest per-unit cost?
Use your real program math: total program cost divided by the number of units it delivers. If a meal program spends $50,000 to serve 10,000 meals, your honest cost is $5 per meal. Keep the figure defensible and update it as your costs change, because donors and watchdogs notice inflated impact claims.
Where do I use these impact amounts?
Put them where donors decide: on your donation form's suggested amounts and on a tap-to-pay kiosk. Labeling a $25 button as '5 meals' makes the ask concrete at the moment of giving. With Givebear you can set these amounts on both the kiosk and the embeddable form.

Make the ask concrete

Every calculator and template is on the free tools page.

Suggested donation amounts

Generate ask amounts anchored on your average gift.

Donation kiosk

Label preset amounts with their impact on a tap-to-pay kiosk.

Embed a donation form

Add a giving form with impact-labeled amounts to your site.

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  • Your funds, set up the way your treasurer reports them
  • Where a kiosk would go, and what it costs
  • The reports your board will actually see

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