Author: John Wierenga

Planned giving isn’t about quick wins. You can mail out a brochure or add a checkbox to your donation slips asking if donors are interested, but taking those short steps won’t get you anywhere in the long run.  Making phone calls is a great start, but once you’ve asked about estate planning once, where do…

The unusual idiom Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth has its roots in the days when horses were used for work and transportation. If you were given a horse, it was best to receive it as is, because if you opened its mouth and checked its teeth, you might have discovered this generous…