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Charities are feeling the pain, what with the distressed\u00a0economy and the raised estate tax ceiling.\u00a0But let’s not forget\u00a0that it feels good to give.<\/p>\n
Ed Goldman’s Blog on the Sacramento Bee website contains the following:<\/p>\n
In her business as a financial services consultant, Elfrena Foord says she meets too many families \u201cwho end up fighting over money when the family member who actually has the money dies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Foord \u2014 a partner in Foord, Van Bruggen, Ebersole & Pajak \u2014 is co-chairing \u201cCalifornia Plan Your Giving Day\u201d on Oct. 1, a statewide effort proclaimed by the legislature (but which has merit, anyway). The message: to urge people to include charitable giving in their estates. By that day, Foord and co-chair Judee Daniels hope to gather the signatures of at least 500 people who\u2019ve already decided to leave some of their money to good causes.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019ve found that when families know that some of Mom\u2019s or Dad\u2019s estate is going to charity, everyone pulls together,\u201d Foord says. \u201cThere\u2019s a shared sense of values.\u201d<\/p>\n
I really like Ms. Foord’s statement about finding a shared sense of values through giving. The rest of the post can be read at Ed Goldman’s Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Charities are feeling the pain, what with the distressed\u00a0economy and the raised estate tax ceiling.\u00a0But let’s not forget\u00a0that it feels good to give. Ed Goldman’s Blog on the Sacramento Bee website contains the following: In her business as a … Continue reading