Start planning a new route to your destination—a strong foundation of planned giving. Here, you’ll find ideas, inspiration, and tools to improve and enhance your legacy giving program.

How Ethical Wills Can Help Your Donors — and You!

Everyone wants to leave a legacy. A legacy is more — and sometimes completely different — than leaving a tidy inheritance. Legacies are built […]

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Turning Pandemic Givers into Planned Givers

Many nonprofits experienced a flood of new donors during the pandemic. You are probably working hard to find ways to […]

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Will Planned Giving Hurt My Other Campaigns?

It’s a common concern—won’t a planned giving campaign hurt my other fundraising efforts? After all, if someone puts us in their […]

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Fold Planned Giving into Your Capital Campaign

On a memorable episode of the show Schitt’s Creek, two grown adults who have no idea how to cook are stumped […]

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How Your Volunteers Can Change the World and Your Budget

Did you know you work in one of the only industries that can help end polarization in our society? Animal welfare organizations are uniquely positioned to bring […]

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Build a Better Budget, Build a Better Future

  It’s tempting to put money where you will see immediate results. Annual campaigns affect the bottom line here and […]

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A Planned Giving Guide to In-Person Events

Remember talking to donors face-to-face? That time is coming! Who knows? You might even shake some hands again. In-person community events, galas […]

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3 Keys to Finding Planned Givers

This year we worked with a major Midwest food bank to uncover $1.6 million in new planned giving commitments. How did we help them do it? And, more […]

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Is Your Planned Giving Program on Track?

Development professionals know, it’s all about meeting your annual giving goal. That’s how your strategies are assessed and your performance […]

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Could 2020 Downpours Turn into New Growth for Your Nonprofit?

The old saying “April showers bring May flowers” is fitting for nonprofits right now. 2020 was filled with endless societal and […]

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