None of us know when we are going to pass on, but when you do, what are you going to pass on?If you’ve prepared a will, which only about 30% of the adult population has done, you have probably already decided where your financial assets will be going upon the time of your death. And usually those assets are divided among heirs - your children and other family members. In the fortunate case that you have left some money to charity, those organizations will undoubtedly be pleasantly surprised...
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In preparation for the MIF workshop on Planned Giving in October, I've been spending some time researching how many nonprofits think about planned giving, or at least how they're advised to think about it. This will be covered much more in depth in the workshop, but allow me to share a bit of teaser here.One of the books I read recently about planned giving is called How to Raise Planned Gifts by Mail by Larry Stelter. Obviously from the title of the book you can guess that Larry is big into...
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Have you ever thought about impacting Kingdom work from the Kingdom itself? Is your work on earth going to end once you are no longer here? Certainly, your professional work will end, but wouldn’t it be great to continue serving the poor, healing the sick and sharing the Good News, long after you’re gone?
I’m not exactly sure what we’ll be doing in Heaven, but I know there won’t be any unbelievers to be saved or any poor to feed. But that’s not the case for those still on earth after...
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I know, I know, who wants to hear about planned giving? Well, considering how it's taught and explained, who could blame anyone?
One definition I saw said it is, "a complex program of various financial instruments that can be adapted to each donor's needs." Then you get a discourse in such things as: Charitable Gift Annuity, Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust, Charitable Remainder Trust, Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Charitable Lead Trust, Revocable Living Trust, Donor Managed Investment...
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