> ## Documentation Index
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# Reactivating donor

> Will a lapsed donor come back if we ask?

Predicts which lapsed donors are most likely to give again — so win-back budget goes where it can actually recover income.

**What it predicts** — For lapsed supporters, the probability they give again in the next window.

**Who it scores** — Genuinely lapsed donors: people who gave at some point in the longer history (e.g. within five years) but *not* in the recent period (e.g. the last year). Currently-active donors are excluded.

**The decision it drives** — Prioritise win-back appeals: spend reactivation budget on the lapsed supporters most likely to respond, and leave the truly gone alone.

**Worked example** — A reactivation mailing to the whole lapsed file is expensive. Scoring it first, the team mails the top-ranked half and recovers most of the win-backs at far lower cost.

**What good looks like** — More reactivations per euro of win-back spend.

<Tip>
  **Pairs well with [Active donor](/models/active-donor)** — which catches supporters *before* they reach the lapsed stage.
</Tip>

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