Patrick Schmitt

Patrick Schmitt

Patrick Schmitt is co-CEO of FreeWill. Before FreeWill, Patrick founded two nonprofit organizations and served as the head of innovation at Change.org, where he helped grow the organization to 100 million users in four years.

April 1, 2024 If You Don’t Have a Strategy for DAF Gifts, You Don’t Have a Fundraising Strategy

Having a comprehensive strategy for soliciting donations from donor-advised funds is almost as important as breathing.

November 14, 2023 The Case for Direct Mail in the Digital Age

As digital marketing grew, its cousin, direct mail, was all but declared dead and supposedly relegated to the annals of history.

August 28, 2023 3 Ways to Approach Fundraising Around the Great Wealth Transfer

The Great Wealth Transfer is in motion as baby boomers transfer their wealth to their children. Here are tips to maximize fundraising.

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