Preparing for Year End in a Strange World

Preparing for Year End in a Strange World

It’s that time of year again . . . time to plan your year end fundraising campaigns. But this year, there’s a twist. We’re in the midst of a global pandemic that has already claimed nearly 180,000 U.S. lives. Many of your donors have been socially distancing at home...
The Next Big Thing

The Next Big Thing

Everyone is talking about “blended gifts” these days. It’s like the intermittent fasting of the fundraising world. It will solve all your problems! It will help you live forever! Well…it just might do that. Yes, many gift officers have been working with donors on...
Don’t Limit Your Donors’ Dreams

Don’t Limit Your Donors’ Dreams

Time and time again, I hear people tell me that they don’t want to talk about planned giving with their donors because they don’t know enough about it. They worry that they need a full staff of planned giving experts – and make them lawyers while we’re at it – to...