Da Vinci Science Center year-end fundraising recap
Your team participated in several sessions at the Summit focused on year-end giving strategies. Discover key takeaways and recommendations to enhance your organization’s fundraising efforts.
What your team caught at Summit
Here are the top sessions you or your team attended
4 Steps to Reverse the Small-Dollar Donor Decline
Retention beats acquisition — re-engaging donors before they drift away is the real fix for the small-dollar decline.
Finding Untapped Major Giving Potential Within Your Existing Donor Base
Your existing donor base already has stock, DAF, and crypto capacity — the potential is there, you just haven't asked yet.
Just for you
A few sessions we think your team would enjoy
Must-Use Practices for Conversations With Major Donors at End-of-Year
Year-end is a relationship moment, not just a solicitation moment — the strongest asks come from confident, trust-first conversations.
The DAF Opportunity: Winning Donor-Advised Fund Gifts at Year-End
DAFs are one of the biggest underused channels in philanthropy — and year-end is when to unlock them.
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Here's where FreeWill can help next
Based on the sessions Da Vinci Science Center attended, we've pulled together a few ways to keep the momentum going.
FreeWill partners get a dedicated strategist, tested campaign content, and tools that make giving simple, whether that's a will, stock, or a QCD.
FreeWill's Auto-Stewardship acknowledges and engages your bequest donors at scale with timely, customized emails sent on your behalf, no extra work for your team.
William, FreeWill's AI writing tool for nonprofit fundraisers, turns a blank page into a first draft of an appeal, thank-you note, or social post in minutes — built to write in your organization's own voice.
What's worked for others
From nonprofits tackling goals like yours
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