Resources
American
Council on Gift Annuities
The American Council on Gift Annuities (ACGA)is a
qualified nonprofit organization formed in 1927 as the Committee
on Gift Annuities for the purpose of providing educational and
other services to American charities regarding gift annuities
and other forms of planned gifts.
Barriers to Giving—A White Paper
A white paper on difficulties encountered in charitable giving, prepared by Barclays Wealth in cooperation with Ledbury Research.
BBB Wise Giving Alliance
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance (the Alliance) helps donors
make informed giving decisions and advances high standards
of conduct among organizations that solicit contributions
from the public.
Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University is a
leading academic center dedicated to increasing the
understanding of philanthropy and improving its practice
through research, teaching, public service and public
affairs.
GuideStar
GuideStar's mission is to revolutionize philanthropy and
nonprofit practice by providing information that advances
transparency, enables users to make better decisions, and
encourages charitable giving.
Partnership for Philanthropic Planning
This organization is a public charity whose mission is to
help people and organizations create charitable giving
experiences that are the most meaningful in achieving both
charitable mission and the philanthropic, financial, family
and personal goals of the donor.
Planned Giving Design Center
The Planned Giving Design Center is an excellent source of
technical suggestions in all areas of planned giving.
Membership alerts are sent when important changes occur in
tax and other laws applicable to planned giving.
