Charitable IRA Initiative Continues After Bill Quashed
The Charitable IRA Initiative is a 501(c)(4) organization created to pursue legislation that would expand and make permanent the Charitable IRA Rollover.…
Experts Russell James and Claudine Donikian Discuss Words That Encourage Planned Giving
On May 28, planned giving researcher Russell James of Texas Tech University and Pentera CEO & Chief Marketing Officer Claudine A. Donikian will present…
The Amazing Story of the First American Charitable Gift Annuity
The history of the first American charitable gift annuity (CGA) and its connection to the American Revolution is told in stirring detail by Ron Brown,…
As Sharp as a Hawk's Talons: Bird Sanctuary Lauds Pentera's Web Site Design
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, a 2,500-acre swath of Pennsylvania wilderness that is the world's largest member-supported raptor conservation organization,…
Mesch Named to Eileen Lamb O'Gara Chair in Women's Philanthropy
Women's philanthropy expert Debra Mesch has been selected to hold the world's first endowed chair dedicated to research and teaching about…
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,…