Newsletter/Blog Posts

Charitable Giving with NFTs: Tax, Legal and Processing Considerations

February 21, 2022

You knew this was coming!  NFTs or non-fungible tokens are the newest “asset” to pop up in the world of charitable gifting.  Last month, the top…

Webinar: Top Five Charitable Cases/Legislative Updates Impacting 2022

January 14, 2022

Happy New Year! Last year was a blur for our team on many levels with unprecedented activity across every service line. We completed more than…

Don’t Decline Noncash Gifts With Only 3 Weeks Left!

December 10, 2021

We expect to complete $1 billion in noncash donations this year with over $500 million in December transactions alone.  Every single one of these completed…

Cryptocurrency Processing Options/Best Practices: From Major Gifts to CRTs/CGAs

November 11, 2021

You may have heard about cryptocurrency once or twice or ten thousand times recently!  Your donors/clients have too.  We had a free webinar on Cryptocurrency…

Noncash Record Year ALREADY! Deconstructing Trends, Themes and Interesting Gifts

October 14, 2021

I had the pleasure of celebrating my 27th year of gift planning in 2021 and I have never experienced anything like the flow of new noncash…

CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES 101 – What they are, where they fit and how to get more …with no risk!

September 14, 2021

Gift annuities (CGAs) have existed in the US for more than 150 years (and in Europe since the Middle Ages)! While they are the most…

Everything You Need to Know about the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) Designation

August 6, 2021

Since starting this webinar series, I have enjoyed writing and speaking about timely tax issues, unique gift transactions or hot asset classes. This month, I…

This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Gift Annuity PART II: Six MORE Advanced CGA Applications

July 14, 2021

Gift annuities are the oldest, simplest, and most popular life income giving vehicle (there are more gift annuities than all other split interest gifts combined!). …

This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Gift Annuity:

June 7, 2021

Three Advanced CGA Applications The Now-N-Later Impact CGA, Testamentary Stretch IRA CGA and Crypto CGA Gift annuities are the oldest, simplest and most popular life…

Noncash Qualified Appraisals Gone Wrong: Deconstructing Appraiser(al) Requirements and Forms 8283/8282

May 6, 2021

Most of us are aware that IRS will disallow a claimed deduction for a noncash contribution in excess of $5k, other than marketable securities, unless…

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