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Make Your Voice Heard: Voter Registration Day

Estate planning, nonprofit formation, and charitable giving are extremely important, but guess what else is something worth writing about? Voting! Casting a ballot may seem like a small action, but collectively our votes can make a big impact. Tomorrow,…
hourglass in sand

Back to School: Latin Lesson on Gifts Causa Mortis

Here on the GFLF blog we talk a lot about the transfer of property made at the time of death through estate planning tools like a will, disposition of personal property document, or a trust. Everyone needs an estate plan to most effectively…

Back to School: Economics of Charitable Gifts of Life Insurance

This month we've gone "back to school" with lessons related to GFLF's core services. I'm glad the title didn't scare you away, because, let's be honest, economics class was always a little intimidating. But, fear not! The economics of charitable…
We the people close up

Back To School: American History and Constitution Day!

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We're headed "back to school" on the blog this month, and I couldn't pass up today's fantastic excuse for a short American history lesson! Fourth of July gets all the attention for red, white, and blue pride, but Constitution Day is a lesser-known,…

Back to School Math Lesson: Wonderful Numbers of the IRA Charitable Rollover

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Did anyone sit in the very back row of their high school calculus class, slumped over, the brim of their baseball cap lowered, hoping to become invisible? I'm asking for a friend, of course. The chalk marks on the board—a series of numbers—may…
September calendar

Let's Head Back to School! First Lesson is on Planned Giving

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Recently my social media feeds were alight with friends and family member's grinning kiddos holding signs announcing their first day of a new grade. It made me nostalgic! While I wouldn't want to repeat law school all over again, I do think…