Around with Randall
Around with Randall
Hallett Philanthropy
Episode 264: Counting Planned Gifts for MGO's: Incentives that Drive the Correct Behaviors
20 minutes Posted Jan 13, 2026 at 11:05 am.
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Planned giving won’t grow if we keep rewarding gift officers as if it doesn’t exist. When incentives focus only on cash and pledges, we unintentionally steer MGO’s away from the very conversations that unlock transformational wealth. This episode tackles the internal challenge head-on: how nonprofits can count planned gifts (without violating accounting rules) in ways that motivate the right behaviors. Change the incentives, and you change the outcomes.