Posts by Dechomai Foundation
Motivations and Philosophy Trends of Mega Donors: Seven Faces of Philanthropy, Giving Pledge, Epic Hero Story and Effective Altruism
“The Internet? We are not interested in it.” – Bill Gates, 1993. Precisely 30 years later Microsoft announces a new multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT-maker Open AI. Join us this month to…
Read MoreSanta Delivers Secure Act 2.0: QCDs to CRTs and CGAs
Our inaugural 2023 webinar will cover one of the newest opportunities in planned giving: qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) for life income gifts (CRTs and CGAs). We will cover the new…
Read MoreStop Declining Great Gifts!? How/Why/When do Charities Work?with Charitable Solutions?
Charitable Solutions will have our 20th birthday on January 3rd . Yet, we still hear from charities with questions such as, “We have been declining (fill in asset here) for…
Read MoreCharitable Remainder Trusts: Top Five Out of the Ordinary Conundrums and Solutions
How to talk to people about wealth in ways that inspire major gifts of assets: The science and the sentences
Wealth is not held in cash; it’s held in other assets like stocks, bonds, real estate, and IRAs. Research shows that shifting donors to giving from their wealth (assets), rather…
Read MoreShifting Gears: Rising Inflation and Interest Rates Impact on Charitable Giving
Interest rates are rising, fast. And it’s not just the federal funds target rate. Yields on mid-term Treasuries, which touched historic lows in the early months of the pandemic, have…
Read MoreTop 5 Pros/Cons to Outsourcing Noncash Assets and Gift Annuities (and any other Donation)
This month’s webinar (see registration link below) will cover the benefits and costs to noncash and CGA outsourcing.? Having been an outsourced provider for 20 years, you are probably thinking,…
Read MoreSupporting Organizations:? Imagine Donor Advised Funds on Steroids
Charitable Solutions, LLC now manages nearly $2 billion in supporting organizations (SOs). This session will cover the definitions (Type I, Type II and Type III), operational and governance structures as…
Read MoreTop 10 Questions, Myths, and Mysteries About IRS Form 8283 and 8282
With the annual April tax deadline coming up, we figured the time might be ripe for a tax-focused webinar. Many charities just finished dealing with stacks of last-minute donor tax…
Read MoreCharitable Gifts of Hedge Funds, PE/Real Estate Funds and Carried/Profit Interests
Our goal is to continue offering informative and timely free webinars based on what we are working on in the moment. Right now, the hot topics are private equity funds…
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