Charitable Giving
Learn about the most effective ways your clients can contribute to charities that align with their personal philanthropic goals while also reducing their taxes.
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January 11, 2011
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Set Record for Nonprofit Giving in 2010Donors to the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund supported U.S. charities in record numbers in 2010, the Gift Fund reported Tuesday.
January 10, 2011
Charitable IRA Rollovers Offer Benefits to Donors and CharitiesAffluent seniors with bulging IRA portfolios have an opportunity to make substantial contributions to charitable causes in 2011, thanks to an extension of the IRA charitable rollover.
January 07, 2011
Calvert Foundation Appoints Lisa Hall President and CEOCalvert Foundation has appointed Lisa Hall its new president and chief executive, the foundation board’s co-chairmen, Wayne Silby and John Guffey, announced Thursday.
January 06, 2011
Strategic Giving Satisfies Dual Goals of Family FoundationsWorking together to develop a grant-making strategy allows family members to exchange ideas and find common ground.
January 05, 2011
Everence Launches Socially Screened Fund for Emerging MarketsEverence Capital Management announced Tuesday the launch of the MMA Praxis International Index Fund (MPLAX for Class A Shares, MPLIX for Class I Shares), which uses the MSCIAll Country World ex-U.S. Index, and is the only socially screened fund to do so.
January 03, 2011
Top 10 Biggest Gifts to Charity Fell in 2010For the second straight year, big charitable donations are down from both individuals and their foundations, according to a report in The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
January 01, 2011
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