Newsletter/Blog Posts

Charitable Gifts of LLCs: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

May 16, 2023

Just when you thought you knew how to donate an LLC interest, here comes all the permutations and complexity.  I was so impressed with Reynolds…

Revolutionizing Gift Planning with Chat GPT and Other Tech: Unlocking the Power of Practical Applications

April 11, 2023
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“The Internet? We are not interested in it.” – Bill Gates, 1993. Precisely 30 years later Microsoft announces a new multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT-maker Open AI.…

Long Live The Donor (Well, Not Too Long!): Mortality Table Mysteries in Gift Planning

March 16, 2023

Since nearly the beginning of time, Development staff have joyfully quipped, “Create a gift annuity with us and you are guaranteed to live forever!”, followed by…

Motivations and Philosophy Trends of Mega Donors: Seven Faces of Philanthropy, Giving Pledge, Epic Hero Story and Effective Altruism

February 8, 2023

Over the last three years, our team has averaged 7-10 new leads/conversations, with about one closed donation averaging $4.4 million EACH DAY.  These are mega donors…

Santa Delivers Secure Act 2.0: QCDs to CRTs and CGAs

January 6, 2023

Our inaugural 2023 webinar will cover one of the newest opportunities in planned giving:  qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) for life income gifts (CRTs and CGAs). …

Stop Declining Great Gifts!  How/Why/When do Charities Work with Charitable Solutions?

October 10, 2022

Charitable Solutions will have our 20th birthday on January 3rd . Yet, we still hear from charities with questions such as, “We have been declining (fill…

Charitable Remainder Trusts: Top Five Out of the Ordinary Conundrums and Solutions

September 1, 2022

THEY’RE BACK…… or did they really ever leave?  We are getting a spike in questions about charitable remainder trusts so this month’s webinar will briefly cover the CRT…

How to talk to people about wealth in ways that inspire major gifts of assets: The science and the sentences

August 22, 2022

Wealth is not held in cash; it’s held in other assets like stocks, bonds, real estate, and IRAs. Research shows that shifting donors to giving from…

Shifting Gears: Rising Inflation and Interest Rates Impact on Charitable Giving

July 14, 2022

Interest rates are rising, fast.  And it’s not just the federal funds target rate. Yields on mid-term Treasuries, which touched historic lows in the early…

Top 5 Pros/Cons to Outsourcing Noncash Assets and Gift Annuities (and any other Donation)

June 13, 2022

This month’s webinar (see registration link below) will cover the benefits and costs to noncash and CGA outsourcing.  Having been an outsourced provider for 20…

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