Benefits and issues arising from a gift for endowment

Benefits and challenges of setting up an endowment fund for charity, as well as how to market these funds to your donors.

Endowment funds: An overview

An exploration of endowment funds, including different types and how they can benefit a charity.

The donor life cycle: Life stages and resulting opportunities

How to work with the donor life cycle to market different gift options to your donors at different times in their lives.

Gifts of life insurance

How to market a donation of life insurance to your constituents.

Life Insurance: A Gift Overview

An explanation of how life insurance can be gifted to a charity.

Getting them to give for tomorrow – today

How to attract donors to your planned giving program and ways to make the "ask".

Bridging the gap between organizations and allied professionals

There is a small but growing association between nonprofits and professional groups in the area of planned giving.

Bequest Income: working effectively with executors

How a good planned giving officer can act as a resource and guide for the executor rather than as an adversary.

Traditional fundraising structures breaking down

The differences between major gifts and planned gifts and the challenges of combining both into one job description.

Visiting elderly donors: 10 big challenges

How to overcome major challenges when visiting elderly donors.