CharityVillage.Com Library - Articles on planned giving gathered by this great mega-site of nonprofit resources. Best Bet.
http://www.charityvillage.com/charityvillage/research/rpg.html

GiftLaw - A free public service by Crescendo software and Comdel, Inc. that helps attorneys, CPA's, financial planners, CLU's, trust officers and other gift planning professionals work together with charities. GiftLaw includes web pages for the Washington Hotline, Revenue Rulings, Private Letter Rulings, the Article of the Month and the Case of the Week. The GiftLaw content may be accessed through "Portal Pages" on the web sites of participating charities. Each professional will first select the GiftLaw "Portal Page" on the web site of the charity and then may access the GiftLaw site. When a charity subscribes to the free GiftLaw service, a web page may be downloaded by the charity. The charity agrees that it will include that page in its web site. Each charity is permitted to use the upper part of the charity's GiftLaw web page for local content.
http://www.giftlaw.com/

Gift Planning Resources Center - Links and comments on information available through the Internet. Includes college, foundation and commercial sites promoting interest in and advancement of information about planned giving.
http://www.cam.org/~gprc

Grant Thornton Publications - Booklets with advice and information for board members and trustees of not-for-profit organizations. They are tailored to specific sectors within the not-for-profit industry: general, higher education, membership organizations, and social service organizations. Each covers such topics as the board's role, board member liability, budgeting, fund raising, internal controls, and board criteria and selection. Founded in 1924, Grant Thornton serves tens of thousands of middle-market clients — both public and private — through offices in the United States and in 110 countries worldwide. The Not-For-Profit sector is among their specialities. The publications listed are examples,and there are several others.
http://www.grantthornton.com/content/14566.asp

Planned Giving - A Board Members Perspective - Cowritten by Board Source.
http://www.grantthornton.com/downloads/planned_giving_14576.pdf

Law About Estate Planning - Part of the Legal Information Instituate web site of Cornell University. Included are federal, state and other legal references on estate planning, as well as links to other appropriate sites. The mission of the LII is to carry out applied research on the use of digital information technology in the distribution of legal information, the delivery of legal education, and the practice of law
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/estate_planning.html

Law & Estate Planning Sites on the Internet - Commercial site connecting to technical information on estate planning, trusts, wills, case law and related topics.
http://www.ca-probate.com/links.htm

National Committee on Planned Giving – Professional association for people whose work includes developing, marketing, and administering charitable planned gifts. Those people include fundraisers for nonprofit institutions and consultants and donor advisors working in a variety of for-profit settings. A federation of planned giving councils to facilitate, coordinate and encourage the education and training of the planned giving community, and to facilitate effective communication among the many different professionals in the community.
http://www.ncpg.org

Planned Giving Design Center – The PGDC has been created by The Boston Foundation to provide professional advisors and planned giving specialists with comprehensive research and planning resources used to advise clients and prospective donors in matters of advanced charitable gift and estate planning. The mission of the Planned Giving Design Center is to act as an information conduit between charitable organizations and professional advisors, whereby objective, authoritative information on the subject of charitable gift planning is provided on a current basis.
http://www.pgdc.net/TBF/FY-index

Planned Giving Today – Commercial newsletter for the planned giving community as a practical resource for education, information, inspiration and professional linkage. Sample articles from this subscription newsletter. Site also includes resource links.
http://www.pgtoday.com

Robert F. Sharpe & Company - Commercial vendor of planned gift information products and services. Communication tools about estate and gift planning ideas for organizational use in working with its donors.
http://www.rfsco.com/home.html

Strategies for Sharing - The table on this page summarizes key points about major options for giving. This information will not be all-inclusive because each person has unique, specific interests and circumstances that must be considered. Look to more detailed information within each giving category in this section to give you a better understanding of each option you are exploring. They encourage you to discuss details with your legal and financial advisors. Presented by The Northwest Giving Project whose goal is to nurture the growth of philanthropic efforts of all kinds in their region. Their Web site is an expanding source of information on giving options.
http://www.nwgiving.org/htm/strat.htm

United Way of America Planned Giving Guide - Several links and articles discussing giving options other than annual gifts.
http://www.wpg.cc/stl/CDA/homepage/1,1006,249,00.html

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