Your credit score is a powerful tool. When FICO first introduced the credit score in 1989, it was to help lenders determine the likelihood that you'd fall behind on payments in the next 24 months. FICO used a number of criteria to determine that some criteria weighed more heavily on your score than others.
The survey found that the average nonprofit donor retention rate is only 41 percent, compared to a customer retention rate of 94 percent for businesses. The average new donor retention rate is only 27 percent.
According to the NRA, the average donation is around $35. Members at a NRA annual meeting. The NRA's ability to raise so much money from small donations is highly unusual for a special interest group, demonstrating its wide reaching support, said Sarah Bryner, research director at the Center for Responsive Politics.