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    Patrick Schmitt and co-CEO Jenny Xia founded FreeWill at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business in 2016. FreeWill’s charitable giving platform makes it easier for nonprofit fundraising teams to unlock transformational gifts, and to date has generated over $6.6 billion in new gift commitments for thousands of nonprofit organizations. Patrick hosts FreeWill’s popular webinar series, educating thousands of nonprofit fundraising professionals each month about planned and non-cash giving strategies.

    Before FreeWill, Patrick was the Head of Innovation at Change.org, where he helped grow the organization to 100 million users in four years. Prior to that, he ran email marketing for President Obama and served as Campaign Director for MoveOn.org.

    A person calculating finances beside rising stacks of coins, overlaid with the title 'Ensuring Sustainability: Revenue Streams for Nonprofits.'

    Ensuring Sustainability: 6 Revenue Streams For Nonprofits

    While it’s easy to fall into the familiar routine of annual appeals, depending too heavily on just one or two revenue streams can quietly stall... Read More

    22 Jun 2026

    Patrick Schmitt