Planned Giving: Building Long-Term Financial Strength for your Non-Profit Organization
Presenter: Gene Christian of Charitable Estate Planning Northwest
Planned giving and charitable estate planning has come of age! The nation is aging rapidly, the economy is rebounding, and retired people are thinking differently about how much of an inheritance they want to leave their heirs, and in what way they should receive it.This presentation will provide statistics and helpful information to motivate your board and executive leaders--focusing current resources to build long-term financial strength through planned giving.
Bio: For the past 29 years, Gene Christian has been helping nonprofit organizations—primarily in the Pacific Northwest—develop planned giving and estate planning service programs.He is considered one of the Northwest’s foremost authorities, writing regularly and often quoted in regional and national publications.Gene speaks all over the country in large and small settings about the importance of developing a values-based estate plan. He has been a guest expert on local radio programs in Portland and the Klamath Falls basin. Periodically Gene is asked by elected officials to testify before the Oregon State Legislature on matters involving charitable tax planning. You can find Gene at www.cepnw.com.