Donation Page Friction
It’s what’s killing your online donations
The biggest killer of your online donations is friction.
And if you don’t mitigate your donation page friction, you’ll be turning away valuable donors who would otherwise be willing to support your cause.
What is donation page friction?
/ˈfrɪkʃ(ə)n/
Elements on your donation page that slow down visitors and prevent them from giving.
There are many different types of friction that could be slowing donors down on your donation page:
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Decision Friction
Asking donors to decide between too many options.
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Confusion Friction
Forcing donors to make a decision they’re not equipped to make.
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Field Number Friction
Asking for too much information from your donors.
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Steps Friction
Requiring too many clicks, page-loads, and steps to give a gift.
These are just a few of the many different types of friction that could be killing donations on your page.
You have two choices…
Choice #1 – You can ignore the fact that out of the 500+ donation pages we analyzed around the world, 95% had clear elements of friction that have been proven to kill donation rates.
Choice #2 – You can use the two free tools below to find the exact areas on your page that are slowing donors down and get personalized feedback on how to fix them.
Get Data-Driven Ideas to Fix Your Donation Page Friction Problems
Start Your Free Donation Page Friction Self-Assessment
In this free self-assessment, you can get a personalized friction score for your donation page, as well as specific tactics you can use to reduce friction and boost revenue.
Get the Free Donation Page Friction Study
See how your organization compares to 643 nonprofits in this free donation page friction study and get data-driven insights to reduce friction on your page.
These donation page friction resources are provided to you entirely for free by Fundraise Up and NextAfter.
Find out how the Fundraise Up platform can use AI to help remove friction from your donation page. And get equipped with proven, digital-first fundraising strategies through NextAfter’s online fundraising resources.