2. Estate Planning is Important<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tWhen it comes to estate planning – seek out good advice to understand the options and potential pitfalls.<\/p>\n
\n\tMore than half of all Americans die without a will. When this happens, assets are distributed according to the state laws where the deceased lived at the time of his or her death. When you first think about planning for the future, it may seem daunting to draft these documents, until you realize all the good that comes from having them.<\/p>\n
\n\tBeneficiary designations offer built-in peace of mind. Your current budget isn\u2019t affected because you make the gift after your lifetime, and you can change your mind at any time. Just as you can name multiple people in your will, you can also name multiple charitable organizations as beneficiaries of your retirement account or life insurance policy. This gives you the flexibility to provide for the important causes in your life in the proportions you desire.<\/p>\n
\n\tWorking with advisors who understand planning opportunities that are appropriate for an individual\u2019s particular situation is the key to success. Advisors can help clients avoid potential problems they may or may not be aware of.<\/p>\n
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\n\t3. National Estate Planning Awareness Week Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tNonprofits – ranging from universities, hospitals, humanitarian organizations, and art\/cultural institutions, are all finding ways to engage staff, donors and supporters in the festivities of the week.<\/p>\n
\n\tOn a recent autumn morning, a conversation on a virtual coffee break hosted by a local planned giving council, quickly turned to talk of National Estate Planning Awareness Week. Many in attendance had a baffled look. They didn\u2019t know about the week \u2013 or seemed puzzled as to how it was of interest to the lively chatter they had been engaged in.<\/p>\n
\n\tThen they heard from a university planned giving representative who happened to be in attendance. The representative shared his organization\u2019s plans for National Estate Planning Awareness Week, which include a full day of activities. They have a virtual seminar planned where – speakers will share information on life insurance, estate planning (e.g., wills, trusts, powers of attorney), and other related items. Wow-what a great way to embrace the week!<\/p>\n
\n\tMany organizations are taking this opportunity to inform donors of National Estate Planning Awareness Week via newsletters, sending brochures, and making calls. How will your organization celebrate National Estate Planning Awareness Week?<\/p>\n
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\n\tContributors:<\/strong>
\n\tAquanetta Betts, JD, Sr. Exec. Dir. Planned Giving \u2013 East, World Vision US
\n\tRenee Brida, JD, Sr. Exec. Dir. Planned Giving \u2013 West, World Vision US
\n\tMichael Smith, JD, Sr. Exec. Dir. Planned Giving \u2013 Central, World Vision US<\/p>\n\n\t <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This year, October 19 through October 25 is National Estate Planning Awareness Week. If you are thinking, is that a real thing – you are not alone. Here\u2019s something else to know \u2013 since 2008, every third week in October has been designated for this occasion. So go ahead and put the week on your…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":30,"label":"News"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"cgpdev","author_link":"https:\/\/staging.charitablegiftplanners.org\/wp\/author\/cgpdev\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":30,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":30,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":30,"category_count":4,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.charitablegiftplanners.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.charitablegiftplanners.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.charitablegiftplanners.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.charitablegiftplanners.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.charitablegiftplanners.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.charitablegiftplanners.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.charitablegiftplanners.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.charitablegiftplanners.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.charitablegiftplanners.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}