Getting Started In Charitable Gift Planning

Charitable planned giving is a difficult and technically challenging, yet powerful, segment of fundraising. This book, along with the companion, Getting Started in Charitable Gift Planning: The Resource Book, is the first to break it down into a conversational read while delivering what the reader needs to get started and excel.

Planned giving has always seemed out of reach for anyone other than planned giving specialists and professional advisors. Brian Sagrestano and Robert Wahlers want to change all that. In this Resource Book the authors break down barriers and present an easy-to-understand guide to the 21st century version of planned giving.

A donor-centered guide to charitable gift planning for fundraisers and professional advisors The Philanthropic Planning Companion compiles and analyzes the latest research on donor/client behavior, discussing the need for segmented approaches to charitable gift planning based upon the values and personal planning objectives of the donor/client. With its many tools, checklists and sample materials, it will serve as your charitable giving guide in your work with your donors/clients. Whether you are building your practice to work with high net worth clients or you are enhancing your fundraising program, this is the book you will keep close at hand. Outlines how an integrated, donor-centered, values-based, philanthropic planning approach can be implemented Explores the latest research focuses on donor behavior For fundraisers and professional advisors alike, The Philanthropic Planning Companion is the one-stop resource you'll keep by your side to help your donors/clients meet their charitable and personal planning objectives.

When Congress passed the Pension Protection Act of 2006, they created what may be the most significant reform to charitable planning since the Tax Reform Act of 1969. This practice-focused book is now fully updated to explain the legislation's impact on all aspects of charitable planning. It provides clear and insightful explanations of all relevant tax law, financial considerations, and includes drafting guidelines, and forms to assist with clients' charitable giving needs as part of a comprehensive estate and financial plan. Includes drafting guides and sample forms on CD-ROM.

This book is the premier resource that will provide all you need for successful development of your planned giving programs.

Proven methods for launching-and growing-a planned giving program Planned Giving for Small Nonprofits provides easy-to-follow guidelines for beginning and sustaining a planned giving program with the limited resources of a small organization. Drawing upon forty years of combined experience in planned giving, expert authors Ronald Jordan and Katelyn Quynn show managers how to achieve the careful analysis, employee commitment, and organizational support necessary to launch a successful program. In addition to step-by-step advice, this helpful guide contains a host of examples and case studies from a wide variety of nonprofits, including educational and religious institutions, healthcare organizations, and cultural associations. The authors break their blueprint for planned giving success into seven key components: * Background Issues * Getting Started * Planned Gifts * Gifts of Assets Other Than Cash * Working with Donors * Marketing * Planned Giving and Taxes Each subject is further analyzed into key subtopics, such as gift acceptance policies, endowed funds, and personal property gifts. Nonprofit managers in all areas will find Jordan and Quynn's authoritative guide an invaluable addition to their professional libraries.

This is the insiders' guide to what planned gifts can do for donors and for your non-profit organization. This is not another ways-to-give brochure.Keep it open beside you the next time you phone a potential donor who has requested gift information. Carry it on your next road trip. It will keep you up to speed on what gift plans work for which prospects, so you'll be ready to move to Plan B if your first recommendation doesn't fly.Each gift description features a helpful visual illustration, a quick summary, and a straightforward discussion of the most important benefits and challenges. And each description comes with its own elevator pitch!Our goal with this publication is to make the relationship among planned gifts clear and accessible. Outright? Estate plan? Life income? Each has its benefits and challenges--and your job is to find the one that best matches your donor's objectives while helping your organization address its priorities. Whether you're a volunteer or professional fundraiser, this Pocket Guide delivers fast facts and insightful overviews to help you close more and larger gifts faster.The perfect companion for those who work with philanthropists who believe deeply in supporting charity through their estate and other creative ways.

Planned Giving Simplified A down-to-earth introduction to planned giving by a leading pioneerin the field. In this groundbreaking book, charitable gift planning expert RobertF. Sharpe, Sr., demystifies the complex world of planned giving fornot-for-profit managers. He provides a detailed blueprint forstarting and building a successful planned giving program, anddevelops a rational framework for managing the subtle interplay oflegal, administrative, and interpersonal factors involved in theplanned giving process. Central to Sharpe's proven approach is his controversial definitionof the effective charitable gift planner as being not so much afund raiser as an expert at helping potential benefactors satisfy adeeply felt emotional need. Rather than soliciting or closing onplanned gifts, the planner's primary focus should be on formingrelationships with donors and providing them with the means andopportunity to fulfill their desire to do good. Using compelling case studies, Sharpe demonstrates his approach inaction. He identifies the various types of planned gifts and takesyou inside the hearts and minds of the planned givers themselves,revealing their primary motivations and overarching concerns. Hethen guides you, step-by-step, through the entire planned givingprocess, and concludes with a clear delineation of theorganizational structures required to sustain a planned givingprogram. Praise for Planned Giving Simplified "This book is a must for all who are serious about establishing ormaintaining a successful gift planning program for theirinstitution." --Nancy L. Perazelli, CFRE Gift Planning Officer,Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. "In his own inimitable style, Bob Sharpe has done an admirable jobof describing the planned giving process in an easy-to-understandmanner. Woven throughout is the emphasis on the important humanrelationship between the donor and the charitable gift planner."--Walter T. Weaver, III Director, Finance Support Division, BoyScouts of America. "Robert F. Sharpe, Sr., has provided a comprehensive road map ofthe world of planned giving. He guides [readers] to the desireddestination without unnecessary detours along the way. His bookwill be a valuable addition to the libraries of not onlynot-for-profit professionals, but also 'givers' who seek a betterunderstanding of the many routes available to them in their giftplanning." --Joseph H. Powell President Emeritus and SeniorConsultant, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation. "The name Bob Sharpe is synonymous with planned giving. I don'tknow of anybody who knows more about it and who can better conveyits importance." --Reverend Dr. Arthur Caliandro Pastor, MarbleCollegiate Church, New York City. "I really like [this book]. It is . . . elegantly simple, direct,and forthright. . . . very enjoyable." --Thomas W. Cullinan, JDExecutive Director of Gift Planning, University of Maryland.

Updated and revised in 2015. Designed for fundraisers or financial advisors seeking to expand their knowledge about charitable gift planning, this introductory book addresses all of the major topics in planned giving law and taxation. Over 1,000 full-color illustrations and images guide the reader through complex concepts in a visual and intuitive way. Distilled from years of teaching Charitable Gift Planning at the graduate and undergraduate level, professor James makes this topic accessible and enjoyable for the busy professional.