Sample scenario:  Charitable Remainder Trust
Luke has $1 million in publicly traded stock in which he has a cost basis of $200,000.  Through a dividend yield of 2 percent, this stock provides Luke with ... Read more > 

• Write a check?  The New Philanthropist Goes Further - New York Times.  Many wealthy Americans are no longer content to bequeath their money to favorite causes in their wills. Instead, they are creating a strategic plan for charitable gifts, to be carried out in their lifetime ...  Read more > 

• Charitable Giving, By the Book - Newsday.  Congress passed new rules for deducting household goods and clothing donations in 2006.  Unless the item is in "good used condition or better" or was donated before Aug. 18, 2006, you won't get the deduction.   The question ...  Read more >

• High-Dollar Giving is "Contagious" - USA Today.  What made T. Boone Pickens, oilman, corporate raider and hedge fund billionaire, go from giving away mere millions to donating hundreds of millions? ... "I had it to give away.  And I have figured out I can't take it with me. So why not give it and see the results instead of leaving it and never knowing  ...  Read more > 

Investing in God's Business
by NCF's Terry Parker, Greg Sperry, and David Wills

Will you be giving your family a "taxable estate"?  Are you planning to sell real estate or a business?  Are you planning to give money to charities at death?  Do you have more than enough income to support your lifestyle?  If you answered "yes" to any of these Five Triggers of Giving Opportunity, then Investing in God's Business: The "How To" of Smart Christian Giving could radically alter how you look at charitable giving.  Read a sample, or call NCF at 800.681.6223 for a free copy.