This year, the traditional giving season is ushered in by the most unstable economic environment in many decades. It is crucial that your clients' charitable giving creates the greatest impact for both donor and recipient.
 
Bill Somerville, the country's leading expert on creative giving, and the author of the critically-acclaimed Grassroots Philanthropy: Field Notes of a Maverick Grantmaker, has designed this two-day course to help donors and their advisors develop the tools for thoughtful, high-impact giving. 
 
Participate in a stimulating, interactive workshop setting.  Explore the advantages and obstacles to thoughtful, effective giving.  Find out how to assess the multitude of year-end giving opportunities and analyze donation requests from the perspective of one of philanthropy's pros. 
 
You will learn:
 
-How to match your giving interests and resources with the Bay Area's best non-profits 

 

-The meaning of charitable "impact," and how it can guide your giving decisions

 

-How a charity's leadership directly affects the impact of your donation

 

-What direct mail solicitations reveal (and hide) about a non-profit's effectiveness

 

-The advantages of partnering with a public charity

 

-The tax implications of various giving strategies