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Published 1/23/2023
The Charitable Gift of Life Insurance
Create a charitable legacy by donating a gift of life insurance.
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Published 11/15/2022
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.
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Published 9/29/2022
Donating Retirement Assets
Nonprofit Strategies Manager Elizabeth McCray breaks down the three most common ways donors can give retirement assets to the causes they care about.
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Published 8/30/2022
How A Legacy Letter Can Deepen Family Relationships
Legacy letters provide a peek at the past and a direction for the future.
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Published 7/08/2022
Strengthening Client Relationships
Learn how financial advisor Paul Dadlez partners with the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation to better support his clients in their giving.
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Published 6/17/2022
Why I Partner with a Community Foundation
Attorney Jacqui Dorsey shares five reasons she values her work with the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation.
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Published 5/25/2022
How to Donate Crops and Other Farm Assets
Learn how giving crops, farm equipment or livestock can allow farmers to support nonprofits they care about.
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Published 5/18/2022
How to Partner with the Foundation to Support Your Nonprofit Clients
Learn audit director Cathy Lydon’s tips for fellow advisors when working with nonprofits.
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Published 4/11/2022
The Gift of Cryptocurrency
Here’s how to make virtual currency part of your charitable giving plan.
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Published 3/24/2022
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.
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Published 10/26/2021
Three Tax-Wise Ways To Support Your Clients’ Year-End Giving
Here are a few tips that can help your clients effectively prepare for end-of-year giving.
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Published 8/19/2021
Supporting Your Clients’ Charitable Giving Changes
Here's how you can help your clients as they pivot their giving to better support their community.
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Published 8/16/2021
Charitable Giving Legislation in the News
Our response to the proposed Accelerating Charitable Giving (ACE) Act
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Published 8/12/2021
Beyond ESG: Sustainable Investment
Chief Investment Officer Shannon O’Leary participated in a global panel discussion on sustainable investment trends.
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Published 6/22/2021
How to Talk to Clients about Charitable Giving
Janelle J. Chambers, attorney for Chandler & Brown, Ltd., shares tips on how to best support your clients’ philanthropy.
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Published 5/21/2021
Values-based Investing: What It Is and How We Do It
Chief Investment Officer Shannon O’Leary discusses how the Foundation’s investment strategy promotes equity.
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