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Why Charitable Planning Works Best When It Starts Early
Introducing charitable conversations earlier in the process can help advisors better understand client priorities, guide asset and beneficiary planning, and create a more intentional and streamlined planning process.
Helping Clients Balance Family and Philanthropy in Their Estate Plans
Your clients are already balancing family and philanthropy – supporting charities while caring for loved ones. You can help them see that the same balance is possible through their estate plan, often with even greater impact.
Top 10 Ways Advisors Can Guide Clients to Give Smarter Under the 2025 Tax Law
This year presents a unique and fleeting planning window for your charitably inclined clients.
Carrying the Music Forward: How Margaret Hahn and Her Advisors Are Creating a Lasting Legacy for the Arts
After the passing of her husband, Margaret Hahn found herself navigating more than grief. She began reflecting on the future — her values, her legacy and the people and causes she wanted to support long after she was gone.
Working Together Toward an Equitable Kalamazoo County: A Message to Our Professional Advisor Partners
At Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KZCF), we understand that many of our community members face real and persistent challenges.
No gift is too small. The power of endowment.
A gift given in any amount to an endowment here at KZCF will provide permanent support to this community we love.
The Power of Purpose: Encouraging Charitable Giving in Estate Planning
Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KZCF) understands the value of making sure professional advisors’ clients are clear about how impactful estate gifts can be.
Helping Your Clients Get Organized: Structure is a critical step in multi-generational philanthropy
Instilling the idea of charitable giving in children and grandchildren may appear to be easy, but questions can quickly arise about where to start and how to keep things going. It seems that wealth advisors are being asked by their clients to weigh in on strategies...
Make a Gift That Keeps on Giving!
Contributions to KZCF ensure your gifts will continue to benefit our community forever. Help us make an impact that lasts for generations to come by giving a gift today.