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Donating to charity is an incredible way to give back to your community, and it’s no secret it can also provide certain advantages come tax season. But how can you maximize the amount you send to your charity of choice while also ensuring you receive the tax benefits you deserve? Britton Noble, AIF®, explains how contributing to a donor-advised fund may help you achieve both of these goals. View the full video here: https://lnkd.in/geyDG4nE

𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘: 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀 (𝗖𝗖𝟮𝟳) The Charity Commission have just updated their guidance about making trustee decisions (CC27) to make it more accessible and easier to use. It focuses on the seven principles that should be taken into account when making decisions that affect the charity and, as such, is a valuable reference document for busy trustees. A link to the guidance is available here. https://lnkd.in/eJTNCxky

Vote for Coburn Place!!! I wanted to bring to your attention an exciting opportunity for us to support Coburn Place. Peterman Brothers, an HVAC and plumbing company, is hosting a fundraiser and we’re in it. Each week in March, charity/nonprofit organizations are paired against each other in four single-elimination tournament brackets. Community members vote on the organization they want to advance. The weekly winners will advance to the next round until the end of the fundraiser. Last year, the top four organizations split $75K. Can you help us get to the next round? Please take a moment to cast your vote for Coburn Place. Here’s how: 1. 1. Visit https://lnkd.in/gbr7nbkQ 2. 2. Click the “Vote now!” button 3. 3. Click the red “Start Voting" button 4. 4. Enter your name and email address (Your email won’t be saved or used in promos) 5. 5. Scroll through the organizations until you find Coburn Place (You don’t have to vote on each match-up) 6. 6. Cast your vote!

🆕 Under the bonnet of unrestricted funding with The Bromley Trust. Director of the Trust, Laura Roling, shares why they decided to embrace flexible funding in this way, seeing it as a 'vital way to help charities to navigate challenging times and develop new ways of meeting people's needs.' We also hear from grantees and charity leaders, Naomi Delap and Penny Parker. They explain what unrestricted funding allows their organisations to do and give words of advice to other funders, including thinking of longer-term change and ‘the bigger picture.’ Do any of their experiences and perspectives ring true to you? 🤔 🔗 Read the case study: buff.ly/3Pmu2O4

In the The Australian Financial Review, Michelle Bowes shares how charity donations can be one consideration of your tax planning this financial year, with Rachael Rofe, our Head of APS Foundation highlighting how a giving fund can give you time to make thoughtful giving decisions. We can help you set up a giving fund in the APS Foundation within 1 day, and have an experienced Giving Services team to guide you in your giving decisions through the rest of the year. https://lnkd.in/gNbyKG3i #taxplanning #charitablegiving

I recently received a free package of greeting cards from a charity to which I do not regularly contribute. I instantly considered whether I should use them, even though I had no intention of donating. The items are called “donor premiums” and are a time-tested way to use guilt as a tool to prompt a donation. Recent research, however, shows this tactic is losing its effectiveness. According to Cygnus Applied Research’s Penelope Boyd, “They (recipients) are entirely perplexed that a not-for-profit would spend some of the money that is coming from donors on stuff they never asked for and do not want. If donors do contribute, they may chip in less than they can afford because the premium casts a pall over the organization’s financial efficacy.” Count me as one of those. If you want to stop those guilt-laced gifts, write directly to the sender and ask them to delete your name from their mailing lists. The legitimate organizations will honor your request. #trustdale #deepthoughts #dalecardwell #charitycontributions #massmailing #fundraising #consumeradvocate

Today's webinar for charity Gift in Wills team members is going to be a little different! We've been collecting up questions about estate administration from the field and prepared a "helpline" session - answering all of the conundrums you haven't had a chance to ask. Should charities agree to be executors? Is it appropriate to ask for interest on overdue pecuniary gifts? Tune in to hear our thoughts! https://lnkd.in/gHvCeVU7

Really important and continuing conversation regarding the impact of unrestricted funding being carried out in this series of reports. Unrestricted funding is not just crucial for the survival of organisations in the social sector but also for our ability - as funders - to live up to our own missions and deliver change as quickly as we can. Our job - if we take it seriously - is to help reimagine and create a world so beautiful that our very jobs become unnecessary. Unrestricted funding to organisations with the vision, passion, and focus to lead the way, a crucial tool to get us there.

Leaving a legacy is a personal decision that can take various forms, from bestowing assets to others, to naming a charity as a beneficiary in a will, to continuing a family tradition of giving. Learn more about how a donor-advised fund can work for you https://lnkd.in/egpWp2MC

Leaving a legacy is a personal decision that can take various forms, from bestowing assets to others, to naming a charity as a beneficiary in a will, to continuing a family tradition of giving. Learn more about how a donor-advised fund can work for you https://lnkd.in/egpWp2MC