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Published 9/12/2025
Donating Stock to Support Your Favorite Charities
Did you know that donating stock can grow your charitable impact and support your favorite nonprofit organizations?
Published 7/10/2025
Exploring Your Clients’ Giving Options: A Donor Advised Fund Versus a Private Foundation
Compare the benefits and responsibilities of two popular charitable giving vehicles your clients may be considering for their charitable giving.
Published 4/15/2025
Gifts of Real Estate by Transfer on Death Deed
Learn how your clients can transfer ownership via Transfer on Death Deed.
Published 3/24/2025
Three Benefits of Donating Real Estate
Charitable contributions of real estate are a great way to give back to causes you care about. Here are three benefits to giving real estate.
Published 2/07/2025
The Gift of Cryptocurrency
Make cryptocurrency part of your or your clients' charitable giving plan.
Published 10/17/2024
How to Help Your Clients Choose a Donor Advised Fund Provider
See what five factors to consider when helping your clients choose a DAF provider and how provider services compare.
Published 10/11/2024
A Family Tradition of Giving Back
Learn how fundholder Sarah Lang and her sons are continuing to follow in her family’s footsteps of charitable giving.
Published 10/10/2024
Net Unrealized Appreciation: An Underused Tax Strategy for Reducing Employer Stock Taxes
Help your clients retire smarter by leveraging their net unrealized appreciation with their donor advised fund.
Published 9/12/2024
Can a Donor Advised Fund Simplify Estate Administration?
Here are four ways DAFs can streamline estate planning for financial advisors.
Published 8/23/2024
How A Legacy Letter Can Deepen Family Relationships
Legacy letters provide a peek at the past and a direction for the future.
Published 8/18/2024
Helping Your Clients Donate Life Insurance
Help your clients build their charitable legacy with donations of life insurance.
Published 7/26/2024
Benefits of Having a Trusted Philanthropic Partner
Learn why attorney Abby Leach Schumaker partners with the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation to help her clients fulfill their giving goals.