Delta Waterfowl Members Leave Lasting Impact Through Planned Giving

Legacy donors ensure a strong future of waterfowl conservation and duck hunting

BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA — It’s time to brush the blinds, string the decoys, and prepare to renew the waterfowl hunting traditions we cherish with our friends and family. 

We’re waterfowl hunters. For so many of us, the fall migration is a favorite time of the year. But waterfowl hunting is more than a season — it’s a lifestyle highlighted by early mornings anticipating whistling wings, take ‘em moments, and remarkable retrieves. All those memorable days in the duck blind are part of your legacy.

Delta Waterfowl wants to help you continue your legacy long after your final hunt, so that you can leave a lasting impact for ducks and duck hunters for many generations to come. A planned gift provides the perfect way to protect the traditions of strong fall flights and wonderful moments in pursuit of ducks and geese.

“Planned giving allows visionary families and individuals to secure the future of waterfowl hunting and conservation through estate gifts such as simple bequests, gifts of land, life insurance, retirement fund beneficiaries, and many other charitable options,” said Eric Lindstrom, Delta’s chief development officer. “These gifts often provide meaningful tax advantages while ensuring resources support Delta’s conservation programs and endowments in perpetuity.”

Delta Waterfowl launched a new dedicated Planned Giving Department this spring. Expanding the business of planned giving is essential for Delta because fulfilling the mission of using science-based solutions to produce more ducks, conserve prairie wetlands, and ensure the future of waterfowl hunting requires sustained, long-term funding. 

“Planned gifts create an enduring foundation to help fund multi-generational efforts such as habitat conservation, duck production, waterfowl research, and hunting access initiatives that outlast any single campaign or fiscal year,” Lindstrom said.

Bob Benson, Delta’s senior director of Planned Giving, provides extensive experience and expertise to help tailor legacy gifts to maximize long-term impact for ducks and duck hunters. 

“I look forward fostering meaningful relationships with supporters to secure and steward legacy gifts to support important conservation work long into the future,” Benson said. “Legacy gifts ensure that future generations of waterfowlers will experience abundant flights and wild places that have defined our tradition over our lifetime.”

Delta invites our members, partners, and friends across North America to explore how a planned gift can align with your values and support Delta's vital conservation work forever. For more information, or to have a no-pressure, no-obligation discussion on your legacy options, visit our Planned Giving page or contact Bob Benson.

Delta Waterfowl is The Duck Hunters Organization, a leading conservation group founded in 1911 that uses science-based solutions to produce ducks, conserve prairie wetlands, and ensure the future of waterfowl hunting in North America. Visit our website.