Pulse Check: The frictionless inflection point

New data from 1,000+ nonprofits shows gift sizes reversing course, mobile giving passing 50% share in three markets, and credit cards losing ground to digital wallets. Join Stripe, Dataro, and Fundraise Up for a live breakdown of the Q1 2026 Pulse Check report and what it means for your strategy.

July 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET·60 minutes

Presented by

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Yana Gutierrez

Head of Customer Success, Stripe

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Salvatore (Sal) Salpietro

Chief Growth Officer, Dataro

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Bryan Funk

Director, Content & Community, Fundraise Up

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Presented by

Yana Gutierrez photo

Yana Gutierrez

Head of Customer Success, Stripe

Salvatore (Sal) Salpietro photo

Salvatore (Sal) Salpietro

Chief Growth Officer, Dataro

Bryan Funk photo

Bryan Funk

Director, Content & Community, Fundraise Up

Key Insights

  • The Frictionless Inflection Point: Donors aren't just moving to mobile. They're moving to payment methods that skip the card-entry step entirely. Apple Pay and Google Pay are becoming the donation form, and credit card share is declining across all four markets.
  • Gift Sizes Reversed Course: After a year of shrinking gift amounts, one-time gift averages jumped in Q1 2026 (US +15.4%, Canada +15.6%). Whether it holds through Q2 is the open question, but the early signal is strong.
  • Social Is Splintering: LinkedIn and Instagram conversion rates grew substantially in the US. YouTube declined. UK Facebook surged. Australia dropped across the board. Social isn't one channel anymore, and treating it like one is costing you.
  • Mail Still Delivers: While digital gets the attention, mail conversion is surging across every market, the highest-converting traffic type in the dataset. The strongest Q1 gains are concentrated where digital and mail work together.
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Robyn Bucknam
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