Developing Your Own Planned Giving Website
Recently, an IT functionary at a large Midwestern institution convinced the Development team to produce their planned giving website in-house. It took them 8 months.
Planned Gifts Take Too Long!
Planned gifts are not always deferred. Some provide immediate cash, some come in sooner than you think, and here are a few tips to accelerate them.
How I Got into Planned Giving
People often ask me about my life. What’s my background? Where’s my accent from? Where did I grow up? Where did you meet your wife? One of these days I’ll get around to answering all that… But the most common question I get is, “Viken, how did you get into planned giving?” Answer: By Accident.
What’s the True Measure of Wealth?
Fundraising professionals focus on income as a measure of giving ability. The worried fundraiser thinks this way. “The prospective donor won’t give, because she won’t save money by being charitable. I won’t raise enough money to make my annual goals. My charity won’t accomplish its mission, and I’ll lose my job. What am I going to do?”
Philanthropy Landscape
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New to Planned Giving? Check Out These Resources
If you’re new to planned giving, you’re lucky you found this page. Established program? It’s a good refresher and has useful tips for your team.
Quiz: Which is More Powerful?
“Direct mail is too expensive,” you say. Well, fine. Use something cheaper that does not work nearly as well.
Planned Giving for Smaller Nonprofit: 10 Reasons
If you’re not going after planned gifts, the bigger fish next door is. And since planned gifts are gifts from the heart, they inspire more cash gifts, too. This means, if the nonprofit next door wins your planned gifts, your cash gifts will walk out the door, too.
Simplicity May Be Complicated, but It’s Key
You can’t believe how hard it is for people to be simple, how much they fear being simple. They worry that if they’re simple, people will think they’re simpleminded. In reality, of course, it’s just the reverse. ~ Jack Welch, CEO, General Electric
“Get a Charitable Deduction Now for a Gift You Make Later”
It’s hard to explain how a Donor Advised Fund works to a donor. And when you try, they’re yawning. This creative marketing copy helps them get the point.
