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Here are five unique benefits of working with a community foundation to reach your charitable giving goals.
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Six questions to ask when helping your client choose a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust.
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Considering a business transition? Here’s why you should consider making charitable giving part of any business exit plan.
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Donating a non-cash asset is often more financially beneficial to both your client and the nonprofit they support. The tax benefits can be higher and the non-cash assets are often more valuable.
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Learn how stock options, executive pay and other compensation could be part of your clients’ giving plan with our quick reference guide to donating executive compensation.
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Learn how bunching can be beneficial to achieving your clients’ giving and tax goals.
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Now is the time to talk to your clients about options related to required minimum distribution taxation with a qualified charitable distribution.
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Learn how reduce tax drag by incorporating a donor advised fund into your clients’ portfolios.
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Learn how investment advisor and senior financial planner Fatima Iqbal uses Islamic guidelines to assist Muslim clients, and how the Foundation partners with the Muslim American Society of Minnesota.
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You can help your clients make the most out of their gifts with the recent changes to the rules on charitable giving.
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Here’s a list of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ owned coffee shops and eateries to visit.
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Donating non cash assets like real estate or cryptocurrency can allow you to make a significant impact on your favorite causes.
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