Category: Blog

By fall, many supporters are already thinking about Required Minimum Distributions, charitable giving, and financial decisions they need to make before December 31st. For eligible donors, a Qualified...

August gets a lot of attention in planned giving circles, and for good reason. Make-A-Will Month (MAWM) gives fundraisers a rare thing: a natural, low-pressure reason to talk...

For most nonprofits, fall marks the beginning of an important fundraising stretch of the year. Year-end appeals, donor events, planned giving goal deadlines, and stewardship outreach (whfew!) all...

Each year, Giving USA takes stock of philanthropy across the country. This year’s findings brought real reasons for optimism: total charitable giving reached an estimated $617.2 billion in...

Giving Docs is excited to expand our partnership with Virtuous, the responsive fundraising CRM platform for nonprofits. Through this new iteration, Virtuous customers can easily add Giving Docs...

Every August, nonprofits launch Make-A-Will Month (MAWM) campaigns hoping to inspire supporters to take action on estate planning. The campaigns that generate the strongest engagement are rarely the...

Estate planning has always been grounded in documents. Wills, trusts, and directives exist to make sure everything is handled thoughtfully and according to plan. They do their job...

Unlike year-end giving, which is often fueled by emotion and calendar urgency, tax season is driven by analysis. December fundraising leans on storytelling and heartstrings: appeals that say...

Planned giving programs are built over decades. They grow through trust, stewardship, and conversations that often begin long before a commitment is formalized....