For Lean Development Teams

Planned Giving Micro Website

The Professional Entry Point

Designed for donors who prefer to explore legacy options privately and without pressure.

  • A clear, standalone legacy giving presence, separate from your main website
  • Accurate, neutral explanations of common planned giving options
  • Designed for donors who prefer privacy, discretion, and self-paced exploration
  • Reduces navigation clutter and unnecessary distractions
  • Integrates cleanly with existing websites and systems
  • Maintained and updated without adding internal workload

Pricing

Micro Website

$995/yr

Planned Giving Toolkit

$2,495/yr

Includes Micro Website

LegacyPRO Website

$7,995/yr–$84,000/yr

A planned giving microsite is a simple, dedicated small cluster of pages — essentially a donor-friendly planned giving landing page — where donors can privately explore legacy options — without navigating your entire website, without filling out forms, without talking to anyone until they’re ready.

A Microsite isn’t a full website — it’s a focused, streamlined presence dedicated entirely to planned giving. No navigation clutter, no distractions, no buried pages. Just the information donors need to take the next step.

Whether you’re a large institution looking for a streamlined entry point or a small nonprofit without a full-time planned giving officer, a Microsite meets you where you are.

Built fast. Branded to you. Maintained by us. You don’t build it — we do.

We’ve been doing this since 1998. Over 5,000 nonprofits later, we know what works.

Someone Is Googling You Right Now

A major donor deciding where to leave their estate. A foundation officer reviewing your grant proposal. A board prospect someone just recommended.

What they see in the next ten seconds decides everything. For many donors, this is the only moment your legacy message is evaluated.

Here’s the unconscious checklist every decision-maker runs instantly:

  • Do they think long-term?
  • Are they sophisticated?
  • Are they built to last?

One thing answers all three: a professional planned giving presence.

The top 1% of nonprofits have it. The other 99% don’t.

That’s the line between looking institutional and looking amateur.

If Donors Can't Find Your Legacy Message, They Assume You Don't Have One

Planned giving doesn’t happen on impulse. It happens slowly, privately, and often silently.

Your best planned giving prospects are browsing your website right now — at 10pm, on a Saturday, with no intention of calling anyone. They want to understand their options before they raise their hand.

Some online tools are designed to complete transactions.
A planned giving Microsite is designed to build confidence before any transaction happens.

Donors don’t arrive ready to “complete” anything.
They arrive to understand — privately, slowly, and on their terms.

A Microsite gives them exactly that:

  • A private space to explore legacy options without pressure.
  • Plain-English explanations — not legal jargon.
  • Clear paths to learn more when they’re ready.
  • A professional presentation that signals you’re prepared to receive major gifts.

For you, it becomes the anchor for everything else — every email, every postcard, every board presentation, every conversation with a donor who says “send me something I can look at.”

A planned giving micro website is often the first touch that leads to six- and seven-figure legacy gifts.

One asset. Every channel.

How Planned Gifts Actually begin

Most planned gifts don’t start with an ask. They start when a donor quietly educates themselves — often months or years before speaking to anyone.

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The Hidden Filter

Planned giving decisions are often made before anyone makes contact. Grantmakers won’t say it outright, but watch who gets funded.

Organizations without a visible planned giving presence get quietly filtered out. The logic is simple — and brutal:

No planned giving presence → No long-term vision → No serious funding.

Donors think the same way.

Put two nonprofits side by side for a $2 million estate gift:

  • Nonprofit A: Clear, credible legacy giving presence.
  • Nonprofit B: A buried “Ways to Give” link and “Call us for information.”

The decision is made before anyone picks up the phone.

What’s Included

A credible planned giving presence requires a specific set of elements. Every Microsite includes them — built, branded, and maintained by our team.

Clean, readable design

Works on phones, tablets, desktops, and for donors with bifocals.

Your branding, your voice

Colors, logo, messaging that matches your main site seamlessly.

All major gift types explained

All major gift types explained — bequests, beneficiary designations, and other non-cash giving options donors ask about.

Donor stories and recognition (optional)

Real supporters, real motivations. Nothing builds trust faster.

Simple inquiry paths

When donors are ready to talk, they can reach you immediately.

Your tools, integrated

Estate planning resources, gift calculators, campaign pages. If you use our LegacyPlanner™, your Microsite becomes the perfect entry point — donors learn here, then take action when they’re ready.

Your donor relationships stay yours

No third-party platforms. No data harvesting. No redirecting donors off your site to complete their plans somewhere else. This is your program, your donors, your data.

Why This Matters Right Now

Planned Giving Microsites for Nonprofits

Today’s planned gifts don’t begin with a conversation. They begin with private research.

  • Donors of every age research online before talking to anyone
  • Boards and leadership want visible proof that planned giving is active
  • Silent donors need a place to explore privately, without pressure
  • Grantmakers and major donors quietly filter organizations based on what they see
  • For organizations without a full-time planned giving officer — or where planned giving is recognized but not yet prioritized — a Microsite works quietly in the background.

It keeps your legacy message visible even when your team is focused elsewhere.

A Microsite isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s the entry point for legacy conversations that would otherwise never begin.

The Multiplier Effect

Most nonprofits underestimate what a clear legacy gift website really does.

It doesn’t just attract bequests — it strengthens everything:

  • Major donors trust you with larger gifts.
  • Annual donors feel more confident.
  • Funders see permanence, not panic.
  • Your board sees you as forward-thinking.
  • Peer organizations notice who looks ready — and who doesn’t.

Visibility signals stability. Stability builds trust. Trust drives gifts.

Every gift grows when you look built to last.

25 Years. 5,000+ Nonprofits. One Focus.

We launched in 1998 — before most nonprofits knew planned giving could happen online.

Since then, we’ve built planned giving marketing systems for over 5,000 organizations: universities, hospitals, faith-based groups, regional nonprofits, national charities.

We don’t sell software and disappear. We build your program, support your team, and help you raise planned gifts.

That’s what we do. That’s all we do.

Get Started

Click Get Started → We’ll schedule a 15-minute call → You’re live in 10 days or less.

No big team required. No technical headaches. We build it, brand it, and hand it to you ready to share.

FAQ

Does our donor data stay with us?

Yes. Absolutely.

  • No third-party harvesting
  • No hidden data funnels
  • No “partner platforms” quietly building their own donor lists

Is a Microsite really enough for a planned giving presence?

For most nonprofits, yes. A Microsite is a focused cluster of pages where donors can quietly explore legacy gifts without digging through your whole website. Many organizations start with a Microsite and add a larger site later, if they need it.

What’s the difference between a Microsite and a full planned giving website?

A full site is bigger—more sections, more content, more customization. A Microsite is lean and fast, built around one goal: helping donors understand planned giving options quickly and comfortably.

Who is a Microsite designed for?

It’s built for:

  • Silent donors who prefer privacy
  • Busy fundraisers who need a turnkey solution
  • Small shops that can’t justify a full build
  • Large institutions that want a simple, donor-friendly entry point
  • Organizations that need an online presence but aren’t ready to take full action yet

Will donors actually use this?

Yes. Most planned gifts start with quiet research. Donors read, compare, and think before they talk to anyone. A Microsite is designed for that first step.

Do we have time to manage it?

You don’t need much. We build it, brand it, and keep it current. Your team sends us updates as needed; we handle the heavy lifting.

Your donors, your relationships, your data. Period. Unlike certain “free” online will platforms that monetize by capturing donor identities and building their own fundraising ecosystem, our system does not siphon, resell, or repurpose your donor information. We do not touch your  relationships — we help you strengthen them.

You stay in control — exactly where you should be.

Is this only for big nonprofits?

Not at all. Microsites work for small shops that need impact on a budget, and for large institutions that want a clean, modern experience donors can understand in seconds.

How fast can we launch, and what support do we get?

Most Microsites go live in 2–3 weeks. After launch, you get ongoing content and design support so the site stays fresh and aligned with your program.

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What You Get

Every Planned Giving Microsite includes the core elements donors expect to see when evaluating a legacy opportunity.

  • Planned Giving Microsite
  • All Planned Gifts Explained
  • Typical Donor Profiles Per Gift Type
  • Explainer Videos of Gift Plans
  • Video: What Is Planned Giving?
  • New! Legacy Campaign Videos
  • Optional Online Will Planner
  • Over 50 Frequent Questions Donors Ask
  • Over 75 Advisor Calculators
  • Automatic Tax and Legal Updates
  • Bequest Language, Advisor Page
  • Marketing Guide with Sample Calendar
  • IRA Rollover (QCD) Solicitation Letter
  • Ultimate Quick Reference Planned Giving Pocket Guide (3 copies)
  • GIVING Magazine

Who This Is For

  • Nonprofits without a full-time planned giving officer
  • Development teams stretched thin but serious about legacy gifts
  • Organizations that know they need a presence but can’t justify a full built like our LegacyPRO
  • Shops where “planned giving” lives on a buried PDF or a single paragraph under Ways to Give
  • Anyone who’s ever had a board member ask, “What’s our planned giving strategy?” — and felt the silence

Who This Isn’t For

  • Organizations with mature planned giving programs and dedicated staff
  • Teams that want to build and maintain everything in-house
  • Nonprofits looking for a free tool (you’ll find those — and their trade-offs)
  • Anyone who thinks planned giving is “just for big shops”
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