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Safe and Healthy Congregations Webinar

thelcf — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:23:14 -0600

Stop Teen Dating Violence Before it Starts: How to Keep Teens Safe
Presenter: Rev. Lizann Bassham
These monthly training webinars address issues surrounding domestic violence, and focus on safe and healthy individuals and congregations. They are available free of charge, through a Lutheran Community Foundation grant to FaithTrust Institute. Register Now!

Safe and Healthy Congregations Webinar

thelcf — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:23:14 -0600

Nonprofits and Investing: Goals, Governance and Giving

thelcf — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:17 -0600

"Market anxiety – accompanied by volatility – may or may not indicate a market paradigm shift. However, the combination of anxiety and volatility greatly increase the perceived need to do something, and they also amplify the chance of doing the wrong thing."

Key words from Minnesota Council on Foundation's Giving Forum.

19 Ways to Do Planned Giving Right

thelcf — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:17:43 -0500

They’ve got a great reputation for planned giving at First Presbyterian Church in Bethlehem, PA. So how do they do it? Check out the full story on Presbyterian Endowment.Org: Planned Giving - They Do it Right.

Tax Guide for Churches and Religious Organizations

thelcf — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:20:49 -0500

The IRS has released revised Publication 1828, Tax Guide for Tax Guide For Churches and Religious Organizations - benefits and responsibilities under the federal tax law.

Why Now is the Time to Transition Annual Givers to Planned Giving

thelcf — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:25:17 -0500

In this report, Larry Stelter, president and CEO of The Stelter Company, recommends actions based on findings from a new national survey:

“After evaluating the results of our study on the characteristics and motivations of planned givers, we concluded that time and money can be well spent transitioning annual givers into bequest givers, and now is the perfect time to do that."

New Research Sheds Light on Bequest Giving

thelcf — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:50:56 -0500

In a report from the Association of Fundraising Professionals confernece this spring, Paula Wasley lays out the details of three new studies that offer insights into which donors are most likely to remember charities in their wills, and why for The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

National Survey Reveals Lucrative, Untapped Group of Bequest Prospects

thelcf — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:22:41 -0500

Recently, The Stelter Company combined forces with the nationally renowned research firm Selzer & Company Inc. to provide groundbreaking research into who names charities in their wills, when and why. Their discovery? The audience that most gift planners target today may represent only the tip of the iceberg.

Religious Fundraising Resources

thelcf — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:48:59 -0500

This web site is intended as a starting point for people who are interested in raising money for their churches, synagogues, etc. or religious organizations:

http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/4relfund.htm

Planned Giving for Churches - The Last Frontier?

thelcf — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:26:35 -0500

by John Foster with Derek Davis

Why planned giving has been a missed opportunity for churches.
The right tools can change perceptions. build endowment and strengthen mission.
The gifts are waiting in the pews.

http://virtualgiving.com/whitepapers/pgchurches.pdf