Category: Blog

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QCDs: The Smart Giving Strategy Your Donors Need to Know About

As the year wraps up, most nonprofits are laser-focused on immediate, cash-based appeals. But the most forward-thinking ones are promoting...
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Now is Your Moment: How Nonprofits Can Secure Their Share of the Great Wealth Transfer

We’re standing on the edge of something historic. Over the next 25 years, more than $84 trillion will change hands...
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What Do Stocks Have to Do with Planned Giving?

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you know the importance of meeting donors where they are, in their stage of life...
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5 Ways to Leverage Organizational Milestones to Drive Planned Gifts

Every organization has them. Those powerful moments that mark a journey, honor the past, and point toward the future....
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Why Everyone Needs a Plan: When Trusts and Title Issues Matter

Estate planning can feel like something that’s reserved for the wealthy or the elderly (or both). In reality, a simple...
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National Estate Planning Awareness Week Is Closer Than You Think

The third week of October is National Estate Planning Awareness Week (NEPAW) a fresh opportunity to run a major planned...
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Including Planned Giving in Your Annual Fundraising Strategy

What if the key to unlocking your nonprofit’s long-term financial stability wasn’t your next fundraising event but a quiet decision...
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Make-A-Will Month Talking Points for Frontline Fundraisers

August is National Make-A-Will Month, which makes it the perfect time to encourage donors and prospects to create or update...
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Make-A-Will Month is almost here—are you ready?

August is just around the corner, and now is the perfect time to gear up for a successful Make-A-Will Month...
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What Role Does Legacy Giving Play in Capital Campaigns?

Today’s donors have embraced a diverse variety of giving methods, and many nonprofits are racing to catch up. Non-cash gifts...