Social Giving

Social and Personal Giving

There is a charity fundraising truism that says “you don’t get money unless you ask for it”. But estate planning professionals know that’s not true. Thirty years ago, I was working in gift planning at a major Toronto hospital foundation.  My professional education consistently reinforced the above truism, but my experience didn’t align with what I was taught.  My job focused on exceptional donations from wealth and estate donations. To….

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Estate Planning, Philanthropy/Charitable Giving, Uncategorized

Intrinsic v. Extrinsic Giving

There is a fundraising truism that says you don’t get money unless you ask for it. But as estate planning professional know that’s not always true. A difference between lifetime gifts made directly to charity and estate donations is motivation. Often lifetime gifts are extrinsically motivated; estate donations are more likely to be intrinsically motivated. In other words, most everyday gifts are the result of an external solicitation; estate donations….

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Charitable Giving, Estate Donations, Estate Planning, Philanthropy/Charitable Giving
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