Planned Gifts Increase Annual Gifts, Study Finds

Planned gifts, rather than cannibalizing annual giving to charity, actually trigger increases in annual gifts, according to new research that should allay…

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House Passes One-Year Extension of IRA Charitable Rollover but Senate Still Needs to Act

On Wednesday, December 3, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a one-year extension of certain tax breaks that had expired on December 31, 2013.…

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Women Are More Likely to Use Philanthropic Networks

Research shows that women are more likely than men to use philanthropic networks when making charitable decisions, and they give more when they do. Thus…

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Giving Circles Popular with Minorities

It's long been known that giving circles are popular among women donors, but a recent study provides new information that such networks are also…

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Novel Approach to Take with Donors Wondering About the IRA Rollover for 2014

It likely will be the beginning of December at the earliest before Congress decides if the IRA charitable rollover is going to be reinstituted for 2014.…

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Women Donors Care More About Personal Experience with a Charity

One of the key ways that women donors think and act differently from their male counterparts is that women donors care more about personal experience with…

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New Study Profiles Legacy Society Members

The findings of a new study profiling legacy society members will be presented by Pentera and Indiana University Oct. 16 at the National Conference on…

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Download Free Mobile App for NCPP

If you are attending the National Conference on Philanthropic Planning (NCPP) Oct. 14-16, you can download a free mobile app, which will allow you to do…

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3 Key Ways That Women Donors Are Different from Men

New research in the last few years makes it clear that women donors think and act differently from their male counterparts. Not surprisingly, the key with…

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