Planned Giving Primer

Amazingly, the amount of a donor’s previous donations often is not a reliable indication of her ability and inclination to donate through planned giving. I’ve seen many instances in which donors who have given only $20 or $25 to a nonprofit organization during their lifetime leave hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars to that organization at their death.

Jim Hussey is president of Adams Hussey & Associates. He can be reached at jhussey@ahadirect.com.