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PG Calc President, Gary Pforzheimer and Vice President of Consulting, Bill Laskin walk through the fundamentals of building and sustaining a nonprofit endowment program, from the core policies organizations need before launching a campaign to the stewardship practices that drive long-term donor engagement. Topics include foundational gift acceptance, investment policies, sub-accounting, and best practices for donor reporting.

Endowment Building – Key Takeaways

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Highlighting some key insights from the webinar, this resource offers nonprofits a practical framework for building or refining an endowment program. It covers foundational policies, spending and investment principles, sub-accounting, and stewardship practices that drive long-term donor engagement.

Endowment Building – Q&A

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Expand on the webinar discussion with questions on topics ranging from what organizations should prioritize before launching an endowment campaign, to how to frame endowment giving so it doesn't compete with annual fundraising, to best practices for donor reporting and transparency.

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