Category: Planned Giving Marketing

Planned Giving and Social Media
Planned Giving Marketing
Viken Mikaelian

Considering Social Media for Planned Giving?

The No. 1 enemy of a social media program is figuring out how to monetize it. How do you measure ROI, when — as is the case with planned giving — you might not ‘see’ results for years? That is not a question we can easily answer — at least, not honestly — because it depends on factors unique to your organization.

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Share your story
Planned Giving Marketing
Viken Mikaelian

We Want Your Stories

We’re looking to compile the largest-ever collection of bequest-related stories — and give you and your nonprofit some publicity at the same time. In short, we want any bequest-related stories you think are important, interesting, amusing or informative.

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Mother carrying daughter at sunset on the beach
Giving
Jack Miller

Little Jessica

Before she became ill, I used to see Jessica every Sunday night when her parents came to play in the little mixed-couples pickup basketball league at the gym. At that time — and this was thirty years ago — Jessica was about one year old. Cute kid. An only child who was barely talking yet.

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concerned people
Planned Giving Marketing
Viken Mikaelian

Online Will Makers: Eliminating the Stigma

I’ve always felt that encouraging donors to create a will is in the best interests of any nonprofit. After all, they can’t leave you a planned gift without one.

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Roll of Dice All 6
Planned Giving Marketing
Johhne Syverson

A Triple Impact for the CGA in 2023

Do you know what CGA’s are? Is your non profit offering them? The donor benefits are even more attractive than before, so if your nonprofit is not currently offering CGAs, now is the time to start!

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Relevance and Influence
Planned Giving Marketing
Tim Siebert

Ways for Your Nonprofit to Remain Relevant

In this fast-paced ever-changing world, the nonprofit landscape can ebb and flow on a year-to-year basis. So how does your nonprofit remain relevant while navigating the internal and external opportunities and pressures that impact the organization?

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An image of the words "fine print" getting larger in a magnifying glass, to symbolize reading the fine print about a new RMD age.
Planned Giving Marketing
Dana Holt

New QCD Rules: The Fine Print…

Some people will be able to postpone taking Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) to a later date. Once we reach a certain age, we must begin taking distributions from our retirement accounts, such as IRAs, 401(k)s, and 403(b)s. The amount of these distributions is determined by a specific calculation that takes into account our age and the total balance of the account. Generally, the older we get, the larger these distributions get so that the account is as close to $0.00 as possible when we die.

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Planning your will online
Estate Planning
Viken Mikaelian

Online Will Planning: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Over the past few years there has been a proliferation of online will planners, spurred on in large part by the number of people who adopted a no-contact, do-it-yourself approach to everything they could during the pandemic. Some are embracing the wave, some are despising it. Join our webinar to find out more.

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Boost your fundraising strategy
Planned Giving Marketing
Viken Mikaelian

10 Ways to Boost Your Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy

There are thousands of fundraising tactics out there—hundreds of ways to find donor, to communicate with them, and to ask them for money. There are some things that every nonprofit can be doing to raise more money and boost their development program. Here are ten ways to boost your nonprofit fundraising strategy.

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