Fundraising

On July 10, 2005, I wrote you that The Baby Boomers Were Here and on September 1, 2005, I wrote you of the Gift Annuity Survey.   Many Baby Boomers, you were told, were worth more than they thought because they did not count their pensions in their net worth calculations. Many have IRAs, 401ks, deferred comp, and regular Defined Benefit ...

The American Council on Gift Annuities has recently released its report of the 2004 survey.  The full report can be had for a nominal charge at ACGA. 829 CHARITIES COMPLETED THE QUESTIONNAIRES THAT WERE THE BASIS OF THE SURVEY. An interesting trend is that the number of contributions has increased for gift annuities while charitable remainder trusts has decreased. This ...

Denise Wakeman says she’ll match any contribution made on September 1 up to a total of $500 donatedto alleviate the suffering caused by Hurricane Katrina . See the blog for specific details.

Hey Everyone,As some of you might know the Hi-Tex Division is rolling out TeamACS in October of this year. As part of this process I have signed up to race in the Keep Austin Weird 5K. It looks like it will be a fun and challenging race so be sure to check out their Web Site. In the meantime if ...