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Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2013 Mary Stark Hood	Real Estate Gifting Realized: Bargain Sales Commercial real estate professionals and their clients should consider all options when discussing the charitable donation of real property. Real Estate Gifting Realized, a program launched by the CCIM Foundation, facilitates the donation of real estate to charitable organizations.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2013 Mary Stark Hood	Real Estate Gifting Realized: Retained Life Estates A retained life interest, or retained life estate as it is commonly called, allows a donor to claim a charitable deduction at the present time for the gift of the remainder value of real property donated to charity.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2012 Mary Stark Hood	Real Estate Gifting Realized Real Estate Gifting Realized, the new program launched by the Education Foundation of the CCIM Institute, facilitates the donation of real estate to charitable organizations.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2014 Mary Stark-Hood	Real Estate: A Valuable Charitable Gift Donating real estate to a charity can benefit the donor by lowering transfer expenses, reducing capital gains taxes, and providing charitable deductions at the federal and sometimes the state level, depending on state law.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2013 Mary Stark Hood	Real Estate Gifting Realized: Outright Donations and Bequests This second article in a series on real estate gifting issues covers outright donations, various requirements for a donation to be tax deductible, and bequests.
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Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2014 Chase V. Magnuson	Donation Equation Here's how to solve planned real estate gift conundrums.
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Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2013 Mary Stark Hood	Real Estate Gifting Realized: Charitable Gift Annuities Commercial real estate professionals and their clients should consider all options when discussing the charitable donation of real property.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2013 Mary Stark Hood	Real Estate Gifting Realized: Business Opportunities for Real Estate Professionals Commercial real estate professionals and their clients should consider all options when discussing the charitable donation of real property.
Financial Advisor September 2006 Beck & Leibell	Life Insurance For Charitable Gifting The use of life insurance to make charitable gifts can be an effective and cost-efficient means of fulfilling charitable intentions without making a sizable donation while alive.
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The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Community Foundations and Philanthropy Learn how local groups can enhance your giving experience.
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Investment Advisor December 2009 Tere D'Amato	Expert's Corner: Look Before You Give Weighing the pros and cons of charitable gift annuities.
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AFP eWire December 8, 2014 Paul Nazareth	Three Free Tools to Help You Increase Donations This Holiday Season Here are three simple and free tools from the team at CanadaHelps that will help your charity amplify its voice, attract new donors, and raise more this Holiday season.
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Financial Planning August 1, 2009 Martin M. Shenkman	Keep Giving Charities need your knowledge to guide past and prospective donors in how to give now. When times were good, people gave because they felt rich or their accountant said they needed the tax write-offs. Your expertise can help clients see how to continue to give in today's different circumstances.
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Financial Advisor November 2011 Eric Rasmussen	One From The Heart As the economy sputters, charities try to keep their footing. Advisors who understand the world of philanthropy will find themselves better positioned with high-net-worth clientele.
Investment Advisor November 2005 Robert F. Keane	Good to Give While giving may come from the heart, it's the advisor's job to see that his clients also do it with their heads.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2006 Dan Caplinger	A Trust for All Seasons: Charitable Trusts These trusts can help you donate to worthy causes -- and save on taxes.
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Entrepreneur April 2004 Joan Szabo	Hey, Give a Little! Thinking of making a charitable donation? Giving to charity and receiving a tax deduction for your contribution remains a win-win situation, even though there are more federal restrictions on giving than ever before and federal tax brackets are lower due to recent tax law changes.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2008 Kevin McKinley	CRUTS And CRATS Charitable lead trusts and charitable remainder trusts: which are better for your wealthy clients?
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Financial Advisor September 2008 Karen DeMasters	Reducing Guesswork Helping wealthy clients set up charitable giving plans or donor-advised funds through one of the 650 community foundations that now exist in the United States is becoming more popular with financial advisors.
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