What models are available in Dataro and what do they predict?

Dataro’s models help you understand your supporters better by analyzing their past behavior and predicting preferences and future responses.

Below is an overview of each model available in the Dataro Platform, the contacts eligible for scoring, and the exact actions that it predicts. 

Model definitions

Direct Mail (DM) Models

Model name

Eligible contacts

Action predicted

Prediction output

Available in CRM?

DM Appeal

All contacts with at least 1 previous contribution

Donate more than $10 to One-Off mail in the next 3 months with a category in ('Appeal', 'Newsletter', 'Acquisition', 'Emergency')

Scores of 0%-100% and donor ranks

Yes

DM Appeal >500

All contacts with at least 1 previous contribution

Donate more than ($/£) 500 to One-Off mail in the next 3 months with a category in ('Appeal', 'Newsletter', 'Acquisition', 'Emergency').

Scores of 0%-100% and donor ranks

Yes

DM 24M Lapsed

Contacts who have made at least one previous contribution, but have not made any donations in the last 24 months

Make a One-Off donation in the next 3 months

Scores of 0%-100% and donor ranks

Yes

Expected ROI

All contacts with at least 1 previous contribution

Likely net revenue generated by inclusion in a direct mail appeal.

Positive or negative monetary value

No

Recurring Giving (RG) Models

Model name

Eligible contacts

Action predicted

Prediction output

Available in CRM?

Convert to RG

Contacts with at least 1 previous contribution, but no history of recurring giving

Donates a recurring gift in the next 6 months 

Scores of 0%-100% and donor ranks

Yes

RG Upgrade

Contacts that have made 1 or more recurring contributions in the last 90 days, without any recent recurring gift failures

Donates a maximum value in the next 90 days at least ($/£)5 higher than the last 90 days.

Scores of 0%-100% and donor ranks

Yes

RG Churn

Contacts that have made 1 or more recurring contributions in the last 90 days, with an active commitment more frequent than every six months

Does not make a recurring contribution in the next 6 months.

Scores of 0%-100% and donor ranks

Yes

RG Reactivation

Contacts that have made at least 1 recurring contribution with a commitment more frequent than every six months, but have not made a recurring contribution in the past 6 months

Donates a recurring gift in the next 6 months.

Scores of 0%-100% and donor ranks

Yes

Philanthropy and stewardship models

Model Name

Eligible Contacts

Action predicted

Prediction output

Available in CRM?

Mid-level

All contacts with at least 1 previous contribution

Donates more than midlevel threshold and less than major giving threshold in the next 12 months by One-Off donations.

Threshold values can be: Min:($/£) 500,1000, Max:($/£) 5,000,10,000. Can include or exclude RG.

Scores of 0%-100% and donor ranks

Yes

Major Giving

All contacts with at least 1 previous contribution

Donates more than major giving threshold in the next 12 months by One-Off donations.

Threshold values can be: ($/£) 5,000,10,000

Scores of 0%-100% and donor ranks

Yes

Gift in Will

All contacts with at least 1 previous contribution

Confirms a bequest / legacy gift in the next 12 months.

Scores of 0%-100% and donor ranks

Yes

Other models

Model Name

Eligible Contacts

Action predicted

Prediction output

Available in CRM?*

First Gift

Contacts who have received email communication but have no previous contributions

Makes a donation of any amount in the next 3 months

Tier rankings of cold, cool, warm and hot. 

Supporters classified as "hot" are likely to yield a positive ROI on a conversion campaign, while warm and cool donors may benefit from more nurture efforts. Those classified as "cold" are unresponsive and may indicate data hygiene concerns such as bounced emails.

No

Future Giving

All contacts with at least 1 previous contribution

Total giving value over the next 5 years

Tiers of <$500k, $500-$1k, $1k-$5k, $5k-10k, $10k-$25k, $25k-$100k, and >$100k.

No

TM Appeal*

All contacts with at least 1 previous contribution

Donates $10 or more to a One-Off Phone campaign in the next 3 months

Scores of 0%-100% and donor ranks

No

DM Raffle* 

All contacts with at least 1 previous contribution

Donates more than $10 to One-Off Mail Raffle in the next 3 months.

Scores of 0%-100% and donor ranks

Yes

Appeal EDM* 

All contacts with at least 1 previous contribution

Donates more than $10 to One-Off Email in the next 3 months.

Scores of 0%-100% and donor ranks

No

*not included in Platform by default

Donor preferences & personalization

Model Name

Eligible Contacts

Action predicted

Prediction output

Available in CRM?*

Channel Recommendation

All contacts 

The channel a contact has given the highest total amount through. 


If all of them are equal or no donations have been made, the channel with the highest number of responses.

Recommended channel (Mail, Email, Phone, SMS)

Yes

Favorite Channel*

All contacts

The channel a contact has donated through most often.

*This field is based on a simple calculation, rather than an AI model

Mail, Email, Phone, SMS

Yes

Ask Amount Recommendation

All contacts with at least 1 previous contribution

Suggested single giving (SG) Ask Value.


Considers both single and recurring giving history, prioritizing appeal then non-appeal donations, mean and maximum of past donations, and median value of successful first donations.

Recommended ask amount, minimum value £5 or $10.

Yes

Interest Areas*

Contacts who have received email communication

The content topic which the contact has most interacted with through opening and clicking on emails.

Interest areas (user defined)

No

Age Inference 

All contacts

Likely age

Likely age, rounded to the nearest 5th year.

No

Gender Inference

All contacts

Likely gender

Male, Female, Unknown

No

*only available for certain CRMs, may include additional cost and/or require email platform connection.