Good news for planned giving: Bequests are up significantly, according to one of the most notable findings in the recently released Giving USA report. Giving by bequest increased 8.7 percent (7.2 percent adjusted for inflation) from 2012 to 2013—by far the largest percentage increase in any sector.
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 Planning (PPP). PPP includes 108 local councils and more than 10,000 individual and council members, plus charities, associations, and business organizations.
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 approvingly, and his will handles the bulk of the family fortune. Planned giving responded accordingly for many decades, seeking donors who fit that profile.
The trouble is that it isn’t true anymore.
The trouble is that it isn’t true anymore.
$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 for more lifetime gifts such as charitable trusts, though bequest totals are predicted to continue rising as well. The study identifies several implications for planned giving and nonprofit fundraising.
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 Commonwealth University. Well, sure. So then anyone can be a copywriter?
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