Getting Started

Why Should I Give?

If you believe in and support causes now, in your lifetime, why not continue to support them after your lifetime?

Areas to give

  • Supporting education and the arts
  • Feeding and housing the homeless
  • Preventing domestic abuse
  • Treating substance abuse
  • Finding cures for cancer and other diseases
  • Continuing support for your religious beliefs
  • Etc.

Helpful questions to ask yourself

  • What do you value in life?
  • What causes do you support?
  • Is there a charity that has tugged at your heartstrings?
  • Is there a charity that you believe in who will carry out the missions that you want to see continue?

How can I Give?

  1. Contact your favorite charity and ask about giving opportunities. 
  2. Visit with your professional advisor (attorney, accountant, financial planner). They can look at the assets in your estate and guide you in ways to make a gift that will best suit your financial needs and wishes.
  3. Decide what type of gift you would like to make.