Individuals with a value driven purpose create gifts in their wills (Bequests) and often we don’t know abou the gift, or individual, until after they pass and the organization receives a gift. Are you curious about who they were and why they supported your organization in an impactful and personal way? Here I explore how I started to get curious and ask the right questions.

We love to hear our donors’ stories, but what about us - the professionals? How did we get introduced to the nonprofit sector and why do we do what we do? In this post I share how I got my start from attorney to planned giving professional.

Trying to figure out new ways to get your board engaged and also raise more money? Use these tips for board engagement for your legacy program and watch your campaign take off!

There are some key differences that separate annual and legacy gifts. By understanding the underlying structure and intent behind the gifts you will have more clarity when soliciting your donors for support.

Strong development programs use different types of revenue streams to bring in more gifts. Read more about why annual and legacy giving programs can, and should, coexist.

How to identify common mindset blocks that hold you back from asking for a legacy gift.