Download or read book Planned Giving Essentials written by Richard D. Barrett and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2002 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the premier resource that will provide all you need for successful development of your planned giving programs.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Planned Giving written by Debra Ashton and published by J A B Publishing Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ultimate Quick Reference Planned Giving Pocket Guide written by Viken Mikaelian and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-09 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Conducting a Successful Major Gifts and Planned Giving Program written by Kent E. Dove and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2002-03-18 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conducting a Successful Major Gifts and Planned Giving Program— the fifth volume in the groundbreaking Dove on Fundraising Series—is a complete guide to establishing and sustaining a major gifts and planned giving program in a nonprofit organization. Written by master fundraiser Kent E. Dove and coauthors Alan M. Spears and Thomas W. Herbert, this essential resource includes the information needed to build a viable major gifts and planning giving program and offers a clear understanding of the law as it pertains to a variety of planned giving. The authors address the full spectrum of major gifts and planned giving principles, including research, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Conducting a Successful Major Gifts and Planned Giving Program describes how to involve a governing board in the program and craft a gift acceptance policy. It also outlines how to manage the program, develop a budget, set goals, define what resources are needed, and determine when to use consultants. Conducting a Successful Major Gifts and Planned Giving Program also includes a resource section that contains a wealth of illustrative real-world examples.
Download or read book The Art of Planned Giving written by Douglas E. White and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1998-08-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A unique book with a unique approach, this is destined to become aclassic." --Charitable Gift Planning News In this deeply humane and informative book, Douglas White deftlyweaves together personal insight and level-headed advice in aprobing look at the human side of planned giving. He helps youunderstand, develop, and use the interpersonal skills that are anessential part of every successful planned giving officer'sart. White provides practical answers to such crucial questions as: Howdo I successfully approach a prospect for a planned gift? What arethe steps to building a prospect's trust and instilling a sense ofmission? How can I tell if I'm being too aggressive--or notaggressive enough? How do I handle a donor's lawyer and otheradvisors who don't support the gift? Tracing the entire process of acquiring a planned gift from thefirst phone call to managing the gift's assets, White offers manyhelpful pointers on how to deal with donors, their families, andtheir professional advisors, as well as executive directors andboard members within your organization. He also helps you translatetechnical knowledge into planned gifts that are better for bothdonors and charities. The first book to take you beyond the mere mechanics and into thevery soul of planned giving, The Art of Planned Giving is animportant working resource for planned giving officers,fund-raising professionals and consultants, as well as nonprofitexecutives and board members.
Download or read book Donor Centered Planned Gift Marketing written by Michael J. Rosen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-11-29 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh step-by-step guide for identifying your nonprofit's planned giving prospects and inspiring them to give generously Donor-Centered Planned Gift Marketing helps nonprofit organizations move beyond traditional marketing techniques that have historically yielded only modest results and reveals how putting the focus on the donor can produce the best outcomes for all. Here, nonprofits new to gift planning will learn to market effectively from the start while those with established programs will discover ways to enhance their efforts. You will learn about various donor-centered marketing channels and techniques, as well as how to generate internal support for an improved planned gift marketing effort. Full of useful and proven tips you can implement for immediate results Offers practical tools including forms and checklists Includes a worksheet to help organizations calculate their planned giving potential Sharing the latest research findings, this book shows you how to identify who your planned giving prospects are. You will learn how to effectively focus on them through meaningful communication that ultimately inspires them to give-and give more.
Download or read book The Art of Planned Giving written by Douglas E. White and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A unique book with a unique approach, this is destined to become a classic." --Charitable Gift Planning News In this deeply humane and informative book, Douglas White deftly weaves together personal insight and level-headed advice in a probing look at the human side of planned giving. He helps you understand, develop, and use the interpersonal skills that are an essential part of every successful planned giving officer's art. White provides practical answers to such crucial questions as: How do I successfully approach a prospect for a planned gift? What are the steps to building a prospect's trust and instilling a sense of mission? How can I tell if I'm being too aggressive--or not aggressive enough? How do I handle a donor's lawyer and other advisors who don't support the gift? Tracing the entire process of acquiring a planned gift from the first phone call to managing the gift's assets, White offers many helpful pointers on how to deal with donors, their families, and their professional advisors, as well as executive directors and board members within your organization. He also helps you translate technical knowledge into planned gifts that are better for both donors and charities. The first book to take you beyond the mere mechanics and into the very soul of planned giving, The Art of Planned Giving is an important working resource for planned giving officers, fund-raising professionals and consultants, as well as nonprofit executives and board members.
Download or read book Planned Giving Basics written by Carol Weisman and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Common Sense Guide to Planned Giving - Sure-fire techniques to land a legacy giftThis book is written for you if:¿ You are a board member or staff person of a nonprofit organization that will need money for decades to come.¿ You need guidelines on the nuts and bolts: the right time to start a planned giving program for your organization, the people to ask, the best time to make a call, the way to set up a meeting, the precise words to use, and the most effective way to say them. ¿ You are uncomfortable asking for a major or capital gift, much less a gift after the donor dies. ¿ You are a volunteer who wants to focus on the future growth of a nonprofit about whom you care deeply.¿ You are a nonprofit executive who is an expert in your field, such as cancer in dogs, early childhood education, hematology, civil rights, or substance abuse, but are new to planned giving.¿ You are a development professional who has deep but narrow experience in such areas as grant writing, special events, or annual fund gifts, and you want to develop a wider range of knowledge.¿ You have no idea what is involved in a planned giving initiative.
Download or read book Fundraising Basics written by Barbara L. Ciconte and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2005 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This primer helps new fund raisers learn the basics, from the vocabulary of fund raising to the nuances of major trends affecting nonprofit fundraising today. With up-to-date case studies and reallife examples, this practical guide will provide an overview of the field and give development staff, managers, and directors a platform from which to operate their fund raising programs. This guide is a musthave for anyone new to the fund raising arena.
Download or read book Planned Giving written by Ronald R. Jordan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-22 with total page 851 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated, the Fourth Edition of this popular resource recognizes the emerging importance of planned giving and the changes that have taken place over the last few years. The new edition now includes a convenient, easy-to-use CD-ROM filled with exhibits, documents, and forms. With a new focus on user-friendly content and helpful insights, tips, warnings, and perspectives, the new edition empowers fundraising professionals with the ability to speak the same language as donors and their advisors, while still keeping their own organization's goals in mind. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Download or read book Planned Giving for Small Nonprofits written by Ronald R. Jordan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-10-29 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Planned Giving in a Nutshell written by Craig C. Wruck and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-23 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planned Giving in a Nutshell is a concise overview of Federal tax incentives for charitable giving, charitable gift plans donors can use to make generous charitable gifts, and the assets donors may wish to contribute as well as the integration of planned giving into a comprehensive fundraising program. In order to successfully negotiate complex charitable gifts, fundraisers need to understand the concepts of charitable gift planning and be able to explain them in clear and convincing language. But technical concepts, obscure terminology, and daunting financial projections make it difficult for a generalist fundraiser to navigate to a successful gift.Chapters include: > Tax Fundamentals - emphasizing the donor's "after tax cost of a gift" and the ways in which careful planning can encourage donors to make larger gifts.> Assets Used for Charitable Giving - introducing assets other than cash that donors can contribute, with an overview of the rules and considerations for each.> Basic Planned Giving Methods - covering charitable bequests and other testamentary gifts, as well as life insurance and gifts from qualified retirement plans.> Advanced Planned Giving Methods - exploring life income gifts which allow the donor to retain an income as a result of a charitable contribution as well as a number of more sophisticated planned gift vehicles.Planned Giving in a Nutshell is a practical guide to charitable gift planning for fundraisers and volunteers who are not experts in tax and financial planning. The emphasis is on "plain English" explanations with easy to understand examples and detailed illustrations of advanced planned giving vehicles.
Download or read book The Philanthropic Planning Companion written by Brian M. Sagrestano and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Visual Planned Giving in Color written by Russell James and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-14 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Planned Giving written by Rob Henson CFRE and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2016-06-17 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planned Giving is the next great frontier in philanthropy. There has been double-digit growth in planned gifts over the past few years and that trend will continue. Non-profits that can invest some time each week in cultivating these gifts will see fundraising success for years to come. This book will help you develop a solid and repeatable strategy to identify and cultivate potential donors. This text is designed to deliver the tools and methods to help you organize your time and team to get maximum return on investment in this important area of fundraising. This book is different that most planned giving books. This books focuses on relationships. This is not about the technicalities of planned gifts. On these pages you will find best practices to identify donors, enlist volunteer support, and engage in meaningful relationships and planning the legacy of your donors
Download or read book Planned Giving in a Nutshell written by Craig C. Wruck and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planned Giving in a Nutshell provides a concise overview of Federal tax incentives for charitable giving, charitable gift methods donors can use to make generous planned gifts, and the assets donors may wish to contribute as well as the integration of planned giving in a comprehensive fundraising program. In order to successfully negotiate complex charitable gifts development officers need to understand the concepts of charitable gift planning and be able to explain them in clear and convincing language. Yet, technical concepts, obscure terminology and daunting financial projections make it difficult for a generalist development officer to navigate to a successful gift.Planned Giving in a Nutshell grew out of a series of planned giving seminars in response to requests for a collection of reference materials that would still be useful long after the seminar presentation was over.Chapters include:- Tax Fundamentals - Emphasizing the donor's "after tax cost of a gift" and the ways in which careful planning can encourage donors to make larger gifts- Assets Used for Charitable Giving - Introducing assets other than cash that donors can contribute, with an overview of the rules and considerations for each- Basic Planned Giving Methods - Covering charitable bequests and other testamentary gifts, as well as life insurance and gifts from qualified retirement plans- Advanced Planned Giving Methods - Exploring life income gifts which allow the donor to retain an income as a result of a charitable contribution as well as a number of more sophisticated planned gift vehiclesPlanned Giving in a Nutshell is a practical guide to charitable gift planning for fundraisers and volunteers who are not experts in tax and financial planning. The emphasis is on "plain English" explanations with easy to understand examples and detailed illustrations of advanced planned giving vehicles.
Download or read book Seeing Through a Donor s Eyes written by Tom Ahern and published by Emerson & Church. This book was released on 2009 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why should I give you my hard-earned money? Effective fundraisers answer this essential question every time they ask for a gift. What's their secret to success? They have a winning case for support. As Tom Ahern, America's premier fundraising writer, makes clear, a case isn't some fancy argument you only develop for capital campaigns, when you're chasing millions. Successful donor newsletters, websites, annual reports, donor acquisition programs, email, direct mail, advertising, planned giving programs, and, yes, capital campaigns, too all have one thing in common: behind each stands a well-reasoned, emotionally satisfying case for support. Donors are sure to have questions. Your case gives you great answers. Complements Ahern's acclaimed book, How to Write Fundraising Materials that Raise More Money.--Amazon.com.
