Boston University Summit recap highlights
Boston University participated in the Summit, engaging with several insightful sessions. Discover key takeaways and how your organization can leverage these strategies for success.
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
World-Class Stewardship for December Donors
The donor relationship starts, not ends, when the year-end gift clears.
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.
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Here's where FreeWill can help next
Based on the sessions Trustees of Boston University attended, we've pulled together a few ways to keep the momentum going.
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.
A FreeWill Featureship puts your nonprofit in front of thousands of people making a will each month — a direct way to reach donors you haven't met yet.
Donors trust a simple, professional way to give — whether that's a will, a stock gift, or a QCD — and FreeWill makes that easy to offer.
What's worked for others
From nonprofits tackling goals like yours
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