Beneficiary Designations Not Always Simple for Donors
Some Americans are using beneficiary designations in lieu of wills for their estate planning. But what can seem like a simple process can lead to…
House Approves IRA Charitable Rollover, and Senate Expected to Consider Provision in the Fall. The IRA charitable rollover took a big step toward being…
The Top 5 Impact Story Mistakes
An expensive piece of medical equipment helps save a child's life, and the story includes a quote from a donor who seems almost as grateful as the…
Bequests Up, Says New Giving USA Report
Good news for planned giving: Bequests are up significantly, according to one of the most notable findings in the recently released Giving USA report.…
Married Male? Unmarried Female? Who Is the Most Charitable?
The stereotype has existed for about a century: A rich American businessman magnanimously distributes his largesse while his demure wife looks on…
Pentera CEO Claudine Donikian Named to PPP Board
Pentera President & CEO Claudine A. Donikian, JD, MBA, has been unanimously elected to the board of directors of the Partnership for Philanthropic…
$27 Trillion Coming to Charity, New Study Predicts
A new study predicts $27 trillion coming to charitable organizations in the coming decades, much more than previously predicted, with an increasing trend…
What Makes Us Think We Are Copywriters?
"As soon as you learned to write, you made up stories," begins the description of the master's degree program in copywriting at Virginia…
The Last Will and Testament Is the Most Charitable One
Of all the fascinating planned giving research that has emerged in the past few years, here is the most startling and confounding statistic: Within the…