Taking LGBT Fundraising and Engagement Strategies Out of the Closet
Product This webinar looks at strategies and planned gift initiatives that will serve, engage and increase giving from lesbian, gay, bi and transgendered alumni. This multimedia file is a recording of a webinar presented Dec. 13, 2012.

Power of Legacy and Planned Gifts: How Nonprofits and Donors Work Together to Change the World
Product This book presents a multi-stage process to help small and mid-sized institutions undertake a planned giving effort. Topics include four steps to creating a stream of gifts, setting the stage for legacy gifts, integrating legacy gifts into daily work, gift tools and transparency and ethics. Includes exercises, figures, worksheets and tables to help guide the reader.

Key Decisions: Women and Estate Planning
Product This webinar examines how to work successfully with female donors. In includes information on best practices in discussing estate planning with women, what the donor tells her attorney about the gift after the fundraiser leaves the room, and how to manage the conversations and the challenges unique to female philanthropists. This recorded webinar is part 2 of a two-part series presented in partnership with the Women's Philanthropy Institute at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. It was originally presented May 19, 2011.

Major Gifts in 2011 and Beyond
Product This webinar discusses the new tax environment, which has created immense opportunities for major gifts for capital campaigns, major gifts programs and endowment campaigns. The speaker discusses how organizations can benefit from this situation and help donors increase their giving. This multimedia file is a recording of a webinar originally presented Feb. 17, 2011.

Gift Planning in 2011 and Beyond
Product This webinar presents storytelling is the single most powerful communication tool that any advancement professional possesses. Participants learn specific ways to use stories to effectively engage an audience, inspire action and advance an organization's mission. This multimedia file is a recording of a webinar originally presented Feb. 10, 2011.

How to Raise Planned Gifts by Mail
Product This book dicusses how effective direct mail can fan the flame of donor interest in making a planned gift. The author discusses how to increase the return on direct mail efforts by focusing on the quality of the mail list, the content of the appeal and the design or format of the piece--in that order.

Establishing and Developing a Planned Giving Program
Product This webinar focuses on Kirkwood Community College's planned giving program, which was launched in 1994 with one full-time staff person dedicated to planned giving and raised more than $14 million in expectancies and realized gifts in 13 years. The presentation looks at a planned giving as a source of long-term private support for community colleges, independent schools and other smaller organizations. This multimedia file is a recording of a webinar originally presented in 2007.

Independent School Advancement: Deferred Giving
Product This guide is an overview of deferred giving techniques and best practices for those who are planning to launch a formal program or just looking for new ideas, written by a seasoned colleague who understands the constraints on independent school time and budgets. This is part of the Independent School Advancement series.

Community College Advancement: Planned Giving
Product This guide walks the reader through planned giving programs at four community colleges, covering how and why they got started, how they've been successful and where they are headed. The authors discuss their own institution’s program in the greatest detail, focusing on Kirkwood Community College’s initial efforts and current practices. A look at the other institutions provides additional approaches and philosophies. Includes the full text of Kirkwood’s fundraising standards, gift policies, investment policy and more. This is one of a series of electronic papers written for and by community college development professionals. The series covers annual giving, planned giving, total resource development, public-private partnerships and the role of the president in advancement.

Classic CURRENTS: Planned Giving
Product A collection of CURRENTS articles explains how to recognize a donor's needs and respond with the right planned giving strategy; develop and implement marketing efforts that make an impact; strengthen staff and programs by hiring professionals with the right blend of skills and expertise; and manage trusts to balance the needs of a business office and donors.

Planned Giving Simplified: The Gift, the Giver, and the Gift Planner
Product A charitable gift planning expert defines a planned gift, explains why a planned giving program is necessary and how it will benefit the institution, estimates what it will cost and when it will pay off, and describes how it will fit into the overall mission of the institution.

Art of Planned Giving: Understanding Donors and the Culture of Giving
Product This book looks at planned giving through personal insights and level-headed advice and will help the reader understand, develop and use interpersonal skills that are essential to every planned giving officer.