Newsletter/Blog Posts

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…

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…

Supporting Organizations:  Imagine Donor Advised Funds on Steroids

May 19, 2022

Charitable Solutions, LLC now manages nearly $2 billion in supporting organizations (SOs).  This session will cover the definitions (Type I, Type II and Type III),…

Top 10 Questions, Myths, and Mysteries About IRS Form 8283 and 8282

April 6, 2022

With the annual April tax deadline coming up, we figured the time might be ripe for a tax-focused webinar. Many charities just finished dealing with…

Charitable Gifts of Hedge Funds, PE/Real Estate Funds and Carried/Profit Interests

March 8, 2022

Our goal is to continue offering informative and timely free webinars based on what we are working on in the moment.  Right now, the hot topics…

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