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Planting Legacy Seeds Today for a Vibrant, Thriving Future
When a 150-year-old tree at a Michigan university unexpectedly crashed to the ground during a storm, the grounds director knew […]

Your Fundraising Event Is Over—Now What?
You’ve spent months planning and orchestrating the perfect fundraising event for your donors, volunteers, or members. So much time and […]

5 ICONic Ideas from AFP ICON in New Orleans
Earlier this week, the Canopy leadership team attended AFP ICON in New Orleans. Here are our key takeaways. 1. 12-12-12 […]

Make Your Work 10% Easier
Annual giving gets all the attention. It often feels you are left chasing the same people—and the same dollars—year after […]

Three Steps to Creating a Successful Planned Giving Budget
Do you know how to demonstrate your legacy gift potential? Can you explain the ROI on your planned giving budget? […]

5 Steps to Move Donors to “Yes”
In calls, marketing materials, emails, surveys and even in-person events and visits, one of the key techniques for getting your […]

What does legacy REALLY mean?
The concept of “legacy” is a key component of marketing and building any planned giving program. We often simply call […]

How to Make Your Donor the Hero of Their Own Story… and Yours Too!
You have the opportunity to turn your donors into the heroes they want to be! The hero’s journey is a […]

Three Questions You Can’t Miss on Your Donor Survey
We all know that donor surveys can be a vital tool in fundraising and planned giving. That said, figuring out […]

Want to know who has named your nonprofit in their will?
Do you want to know which donors have named your organization in their wills? We can help. When it comes to […]