[PamelaBryman]

My system stats show that I have 64,306 CONSTITUENTS. How do I figure out how many of those are DONORS?

Thanks!

[Matthew]

query-->New Constituent Query-->Summary Information-->Total Gift Amount >0

don't put anything in the output tab

click the results tab. the number of records you see there is the number of constituent records with gifts that total more than $0.

you can adjust for soft credits in query options. From within the query: Tools-->Query Options

[ggs]

I can think of a few ways, but maybe easiest is to run a financial Gift detail and summary report for ALL dates and look at the bottom where it says X gifts listed, Y donors listed.

If you have a constituent code of donor, you could use a tallies report under statistical reports. This will list numbers and percentages of constituents with a constituent code or another field of your choosing. Well worth a look.
Thanks
Charlotte

[SandyWilder]

I would do a Constituent query on a required gift field (i.e. gift date, amount, type or fund) NOT BLANK. You may hav donors who only do gifts in kind; this method would identify ANY donor, regardless of amount or type.

[Melissa Siobhan]

Sorry to pipe in late - just back from vacation.

All of this depends on your definition of a donor. Do you mean cash or does in kind count? What if they made a pledge and never paid it. What about donors who designate to you through United Way. Some of the above suggestions do not account for these situations.

I would be looking likely for cash or stock donors so I would use gift amount >$0 and gift type = one of cash, pay-cash, stock, etc. Because I use other for United Way gifts I can choose to include or not include them by gift type.