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A twisting path, not a straight line—that’s the concept of legacy. Marty was a messed-up kid going down a dangerous path. The…

You might know I spend a good deal of time teaching fundraisers what I’ve learned from working with major donors, but today…

What are the key differences between donor advised funds and private foundations? Today, there are 86,516 private foundations in the country containing…

An October 4, 2018, article by Bloomberg noted that donor advised funds have tripled in growth to more than $85 billion in…

People continue to make sense of the new tax law.  What are the opportunities and challenges particularly as it relates to charitable…

We’ve been handling noncash gifts for years at The Signatry. I remember one of my first noncash gifts was a 1967 Pontiac….

There are over 750 community foundations that sponsor donor advised funds around the United States, according to the Council on Foundations. Surprisingly,…

Herman was one of our first clients. He’d had an account with another donor advised fund firm. But he switched to us….

New beginnings call for remembering roots. Many of you know that we began the Servant Foundation (originally, the Christian Community Foundation in…

New beginnings call for remembering roots. Many of you know that we began the Servant Foundation (originally, the Christian Community Foundation in…

New beginnings call for remembering roots. Many of you know that we began the Servant Foundation (originally, the Christian Community Foundation in…

New beginnings call for remembering roots. Many of you know that we began the Servant Foundation (originally, the Christian Community Foundation in…