B y Kristen Jaarda J.D., LL.M., CAP®, CFRE There are big shifts occurring on nearly every nonprofit fundraising team. Do you see them? In...

By Wayne Olson Senior Director, Planned Giving, Shriners Children’s Wayne.olson@shrinenet.org We have all heard or taken complaint calls....

Three uncanny parallels between good barbecue and gift planning, by Andy Ragone We need money now. We don't have time to do planned...

By Kristen Jaarda, JD, LLM, CAP, CFRE Executive Vice President, Crescendo Interactive I recently received a question from a nonprofit...

The Unsung Triumphs of a Planned Giving Career By Kimberly Jetton, MNM, CFRE President, Partner, and Founder Embarking on a career in...

At Pleiades, our reason for being is to passionately offer precise navigation for nonprofits to successfully enhance their leadership and...

At Pleiades, our reason for being is to passionately offer precise navigation for nonprofits to successfully enhance their leadership and...

The Time Needed for Professional Advisors to Ask Precise Questions that Will Greatly Impact the Direction of Nonprofits The importance of...

Tapping into a New Income Stream in Uncertain Times Much of gift planning (though not all) encourages donors to make future giving...

The Greatest Gifts Come from Wealth, not Disposable Income We LOVE our major gift donors… So does every other nonprofit in town! Think...

By Andy Ragone Periodically, I am given the opportunity to present the value of gift planning in front of an organization’s leadership....

Working with Allied Professionals, including Trust and Estates Attorneys, Financial Advisors, CPAs and Fiduciaries in partnership with...

Any organization that has been in operation for a significant amount of time can hopefully point to at least one large and...