Planned Giving

By Demi Prentiss
Sometimes, the obstacle to creating an endowment is simply, “we don’t have the money.” In “Building a Legacy,” Demi Prentiss shares the story of how a smaller church, made smaller by a church split, found a way to build a leg…
Learn more about how to ensure that your end of life and medical care wishes will be fulfilled.
Undertaking a capital campaign can seem daunting, but it need not be.
Please join us as we review some of the main tools of Planned Giving on Demand, including sample articles, booklets, and brochures.
Is there a sure-fire way to set up a planned giving effort from scratch in a congregation? While there's no magic bullet, Jim Murphy, ECF's managing program director for financial resources, recommends these basic steps.
Learn how a legacy society will enhance and empower your congregation's planned giving ministry.
Would you like to discover if a donor-advised fund (DAF) is a good choice for you and your family to enhance your philanthropic planning and stewardship?
This web conference focuses on the basics of planned giving, how it differs from annual stewardship and capital campaigns, how your parish can build endowment through life income gifts, and you will have a plan of action by t…
By Demi Prentiss
If you’ve been blessed with home ownership, have you considered how can you turn that into an asset that will benefit many others? In Turning Burdens into Blessings, Demi Prentiss explains Charitable Remainder Unitrusts, a ch…
This brief video covers the new option available for creating a new Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA) with a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from a Traditional IRA.
By ECFVP Team
ECF's resources for vitality and innovation equip leaders to bring about transformation and positive change in our communities.
In this short video, Jim Murphy Managing Program Director at ECF, reviews the benefits of this easy to set up Life Income Gift known as the Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA).
Join us to learn how to use the many resources of ECF.
Take the mystery out of planned giving for your parish.
Please join Jim Murphy to learn how tax law changes and other factors can enable you to give more to charity while also benefiting yourself.
The Covid-19 pandemic has heightened the urgency of ensuring that our loved ones know our end-of-life wishes.
Please join ECF to learn how tax law changes and other factors can enable you to give more to charity while also benefiting yourself. We look forward to giving you some interesting insights.
Use these letters and brochures to promote your planned giving program - either customize to your needs, or use them "as is" to get started right away.
Join us to learn how your school can prepare both for the future of giving and the many changes that are coming.
Join us to review various tools for empowering your donors to give more generously to your Episcopal school.