Suggested CGA Rates Remain Unchanged as of April 2015
At its semiannual meeting on April 13, 2015, the Board of Directors of the American Council on Gift Annuities (ACGA) reaffirmed the existing schedule of…
The 5 Types of Legacy Society Names
Would a donor rather be a member of the Old Main Society or the New Century Society? The Willow Society or the Golden Oaks? Or maybe the Order of the…
New Nonprofit Backs Permanent Charitable IRA Legislation
A group of national leaders in planned giving and philanthropy have formed the Charitable IRA Initiative, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization with the sole…
Baby Boomers Should Be Split for Planned Giving
Last year the youngest Baby Boomers turned 50 while the oldest Boomers turned 68. Does a 50-year-old really have that much in common with a 68-year-old,…
A Fix for "Lack of Time" Concern
The biggest communications challenge of nonprofits is "lack of time to produce quality content," according to a recent survey of more than 2,000…
New Statistics About Minorities and Planned Gifts
While the vast majority of planned gifts are from the majority group identified as "non-Hispanic whites," recent research shows strong charitable…
More Wealthy Donors Give, and More Rely on Nonprofits
More wealthy donors than ever are giving to charity, and those donors are relying more and more on nonprofit personnel (including planned giving…
Are Your Donor Stories Boring Your Readers to Death?
Storytelling is all the rage in planned giving now, and that has resulted in a proliferation of donor stories that are … sometimes ineffective and…
What Types of "Change Agents" Are Your Donors?
For a while all the rage on Facebook were those short personality quizzes that tell you which Star Wars character you most resemble, which superhero you…