Gift Annuity Advertising: Cautions & Recommendations
Charitable gift annuities have been in the news recently. In some cases, the marketing of gift annuities has brought some criticism. Be careful not to throw the baby out with the bath water.
How to Build a Church Fund by Solving a Donor’s Problem
A church stands a much better chance at a sizable donation if it can show donors how they can solve a problem by making a gift.
IRAs: Overlooked Major Gifts
Naming a church as the beneficiary of one of your IRAs is a great idea. However, you must be careful to structure the IRA and the beneficiary arrangement properly or you can run into problems.
How To Attract Major Gifts
An IRA is one of the worst assets to leave to your heirs. Here's an alternative that can save tax on your IRA and benefit your church.
Charitable Gifts of Life Insurance – What’s Deductible?
Gifts of life insurance to charity are popular. However, the transaction is more complicated than it might seem. Do some things wrong and adverse tax consequences and/or penalties could apply.
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Gift Annuity Advertising: Cautions & RecommendationsThe summer of 2009 brought gift annuities into the limelight, but not under the best...
How to Build a Church Fund by Solving a Donor’s ProblemIf your church’s church fund needs a boost (or is non-existent), here’s an...
IRAs: Overlooked Major GiftsMajor Gifts and IRAs Naming a church as the beneficiary of one of your IRAs is a...
How To Attract Major GiftsAn IRA is one of the worst assets to leave to your heirs. Here’s an alternative...
Charitable Gifts of Life Insurance – What’s Deductible?Gifts of life insurance to charity are popular. However, the transaction is a bit...
A Church Building Fund’s Friend: The Lead TrustThe current poor economy provides a climate for some planned giving techniques to...
7 Little-Known Gift Annuity ApplicationsGift annuities are popular planned giving tools. They have been around for over...
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Need More Retirement Income? Sell Your Life Insurance Policy!Did you know that there is now an “after market” for life insurance policies? If you are over age 65, there are companies that will buy your life insurance policy for more than the cash value. They will even buy term insurance, which has no cash value. Who buys policies and why would they want them? Institutional investments and pension... [Read more of this review]
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Christian Money Management: The Silver Lining In The Current Bad EconomyEvery cloud has a silver lining. There are two sides to every coin. The knife cuts both ways. The dire state of the economy has given rise to some of the best opportunities to make a gift to your church seen in decades. Many gifts in the planned giving arena use the IRS’s current “Section 7520″ rate, commonly referred to as the AFR,... [Read more of this review]
How To Make Tax Free Transfers From Your IRAWant to potentially lower your taxes and help your church financially? Then acquaint yourself with the IRA Charitable Rollover. Currently, this piece of legislation has a time limit and is due to expire at the end of 2009. The IRA Charitable Rollover was originally a part of the Pension Protection Act of 2006. It expired 12/31/2007. It was “extended”... [Read more of this review]
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