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APRIL 15, 2024

One way your donors can help you extend your impact is through legacy giving. Legacy giving is a committed donation a donor plans to leave to a nonprofit organization as part of their estate after they’ve passed away. Here’s a look at seven of the most common types of legacy gifts: Bequests through wills and estate plans.

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The Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 20, 2023

While every donation is impactful for your nonprofit, it takes more than small gifts to fund your work. Legacy giving, also known as planned giving, is a type of donation that’s meant to support a nonprofit, university, or other organization beyond the donor’s lifetime. Tax benefits.

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Center for Major Gifts

JUNE 16, 2024

While these words, though seen frequently, are valid, rarely are they fulfilled more meaningfully than through a gift of real estate to the nonprofit you cherish most. A charitable gift of real estate involves donating property, such as a home, commercial building, or land, to a nonprofit organization. What is a Gift of Real Estate?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

From standard digital donation forms to peer-to-peer fundraisers , there are a wide variety of ways that nonprofits can fundraise virtually. The impact of a matching gifts drive is sizeable, with 84% of donors saying that they would be more likely to donate if a match is offered. Micro-donation programs. Wishlist drives.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 28, 2023

You can either get donations for prizes or find a Putter or Purse Sponsor and purchase the prizes yourself. You can use celebrities, local golf pros, or partner with a local high school or college golf team, who might donate their time. Each team buys one ball and passes it from player to player through the course.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Renting an event facility may be more expensive, but you will feel confident that they have the right insurance and that many logistical details like parking and accessibility will be covered. Share this on your website, through email, on social media, in your newsletter, and anywhere else you can think of. Step 12: Create the program.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

When your nonprofit is just getting started, any nonprofit donation is a welcome donation, right? But trust me, there may be times when you don’t want to say “yes” to the donation being offered. The vast majority of donations your organization receives are simple, cash transactions. Facebook is a great example of that.

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Planned Giving

OCTOBER 7, 2023

An entire generation of older, more generous parishioners is passing. Shrinking Congregations, Smaller Donations Ignoring the Warnings Since the pandemic, “one in five U.S. Its primary fuel – donations – is drying up and disappearing. What happens when those parishioners pass away? So what’s a church to do?

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Penelope Burk

MARCH 31, 2021

A family was transitioning out of homelessness into their own home and a local agency reached out to the community to ask for donations to help the family get established. I donated towels and, when I dropped them off, I expected to do this anonymously. My deep gratitude, which I express through giving, continues to this day.

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Planned Giving

APRIL 17, 2024

These include gifts of equity, life insurance, real estate, personal property, or cash. Another example is a bequest — which can be as simple as informing your financial institution through a designation form that you would like all or a portion of your estate left to your favorite charity. What is Planned Giving? What can John do?

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 21, 2022

For example, donors who make a planned gift often increase their annual donations to a charity, according to a study in 2019 from the Giving USA Foundation. But look, if you’re not offering donors the opportunity to leave your nonprofit a planned gift, you’re missing out on some big donations! Planned Giving 101.

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Planned Giving

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Beneficiary Designations Certain assets can be transferred directly to beneficiaries without going through probate. These non-probate assets include 401(k) accounts, pensions, and life insurance policies. Types of Insurance Policies Life Insurance : Provides financial support to your beneficiaries.

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Planned Giving

JANUARY 14, 2025

When a person passes away, their will undergoes a legal procedure known as probate, which often turns it into a public record. This means that anyone can potentially request access to view the details of the will, including assets, beneficiaries, debts, and charitable donations. Understanding Probate What Is Probate?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s helpful to be present at the venue and to go through a visualization exercise with key staff or volunteers. From parking and check-in, all the way through the main event and checkout, it’s important to take time to think through what your safe event should look like! Let’s pretend you’ve got your venue selected. Here we go!

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