Advance 2025: Planned Giving Workshop

Tuesday, Feb. 25

Planned Giving Workshop participants will explore strategies to grow planned gifts, focusing on aligning available giving opportunities with donors’ season of life. 

Password available only to workshop registrants.

Planned Giving Workshop participants will:

  • Understand fundamental planned giving concepts
  • Explore various planned giving vehicles and what factors influence individuals to make planned gifts
  • Discuss how to effectively communicate the benefits of planned gifts
  • Develop strategies to identify potential planned giving donors, along with engaging and recognizing planned giving donors 
12 – 12:10 pmWelcome
12:10 – 1:15 pmPlanned Giving 101
1:15 – 1:30 pmBreak
1:30 – 2:25 pmYour Planned Giving Program
2:25 – 2:35 pmBreak
2:35 – 2:45 pmStewarding Your Planned Gift Donors 
2:50 – 3 pmClosing & Resources

Meet the Facilitator: Lauren Winther-Hansen

Nonprofit Training Lead at FreeWill

Lauren Winther-Hansen is the nonprofit training lead at FreeWill, a social impact tech company that works with nonprofits to empower donors to make the most meaningful donations of their lives. A former nonprofit fundraiser – most recently with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation – Lauren knows first-hand that charities are often overwhelmed and under-resourced. Helping them more easily embrace new technologies and grow their fundraising is her profession and her passion. She attended Wake Forest University (Go Deacs!) and lives in Annapolis, Maryland with her husband Kris, rescue dog Holly, and rescue cat Felix. 

Learn more about Lauren on LinkedIn.