As we step into 2026, we want to pause and say thank you to the nonprofit leaders and teams we’re lucky to work alongside. 🎊 Your dedication, resilience, and heart for your mission made a real difference this past year. The impact of that work will live on far beyond today, and that matters. At LifeLegacy, it’s an honor to support you as you build sustainable futures through thoughtful planning, donor-centered strategies, and legacy giving. We take that responsibility seriously. To help you start the year with clarity and momentum, we’ll be releasing our 2026 Impact Kickoff during the first week of the new year. This on-demand session walks through the Outreach Calendar, highlights key opportunities ahead, and helps you get fully set up to make 2026 your strongest year yet. Stay tuned for the recording release! 👈 Here’s to a year of focus, confidence, and lasting impact. ❤️ The LifeLegacy Team

If most of your fundraising conversations center on cash gifts, Dr. Russell James, J.D., Ph.D., CFP® research offers a clear reminder: real wealth isn’t sitting in cash, and neither are the most meaningful gifts. Here are five stats every fundraiser should keep close: 💰 Only 2.3% of household wealth is cash Most nonprofits chase what sits in checking accounts, even though 97.7% of wealth lives in real estate, stocks, retirement accounts, and business interests. 🏛️ 60% of the largest college gifts included no cash at all The biggest gifts come as assets, from older donors, and are usually tied to long-term, mission-driven outcomes like endowments or capital projects. 📈 Estate commitments boost annual giving by 77% This increase holds steady for years afterward. When donors include you in their plans, their entire mindset around giving shifts. 🚀 Asset-based fundraising grows 6X faster long-term Nonprofits that invite and accept noncash gifts significantly outperform those relying on cash-only fundraising. 🏡 Legacy society members are 50X more likely to make an asset gift Once donors begin thinking in terms of wealth-sharing instead of income-sharing, their giving transforms. The takeaway? Asset giving isn’t “advanced fundraising.” It is fundraising. Helping donors think in terms of wealth, not just disposable income, unlocks the gifts that move missions for generations. It's one of your organizations most powerful levers to pull. Full studies and free resources available at EncourageGenerosity.com.

When it comes to helping supporters plan future gifts, one of the most common sources of confusion is deciding which assets should be included in a will and which should be distributed via beneficiary designations. Craig Simms wrote about this a couple of years ago, but recent conversations with individuals have prompted him to revisit this important topic, especially how these vehicles can impact planned gifts for nonprofits. 👉 Take a read here: lifelegacy.io/learn/estate-p…

Planned giving has always been one of the most powerful ways to fuel a nonprofit’s future, yet it’s often the most overlooked. 💡 While annual gifts keep the lights on today, planned gifts create the kind of lasting impact that sustains your mission for decades to come. In fact, Giving USA reports that bequests alone brought in more than $40 billion in 2023. So why are so many nonprofits still missing out? The truth is, with the right mix of strategy, technology, and data, building a strong planned giving program doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. 👇 We’ve rounded up the top 10 common mistakes nonprofits make in planned giving, and how to avoid them: lifelegacy.io/learn/planned-…

Hey nonprofit friends 👋 what’s worse than juggling donor info across messy spreadsheets? Having it trapped in platforms that don’t talk to each other. 😩 That’s why we built LifeLegacy’s Giving Suite to just work with the CRM you already use. Paste your API key, click connect, and boom—your planned giving data flows right into Bloomerang, Salesforce, Blackbaud, Virtuous...you name it. Smarter fundraising. Simpler planned giving. That’s the difference. 💡 👉 Ready to see it in action? We’ll have you up and running in 24–48 hours. lifelegacy.io/request-demo/