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HOW
to
Make a Lasting Gift!
A lasting gift can be large or small. Planning your gift insures
that your charitable interests Here's how:
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Make a will!
With a properly written will, you control the assets you worked a lifetime to
acquire! ¶
Leave a gift in
your will to a charitable organization that has made a difference to you or
someone you love. Imagine the positive impact on our community if everyone
remembered to make at least one charitable gift! ¶
Donate
a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your assets, which can include
stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit, real estate, vehicles, art, jewelry
and other personal property. ¶
Specify your
favorite charity as the beneficiary of your IRA or pension plan. ¶ Name your favorite
charity as the beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy or buy a new
policy and name the charity as the beneficiary. ¶
Remember loved
ones who have died with a memorial gift to a charity. ¶
Encourage family
and friends to make lasting gifts to charities by bequests in their wills. There may be tax advantages to
your planned gift. Your professional financial advisor can examine the
possibilities with you. To create a legacy gift, contact your professional
financial advisor or your favorite charity.
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