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• My spike has never slowed down during the pandemic. Perhaps it's because I work for a hospital foundation and people have been hugely supportive of our fight against the virus.. And, perhaps it's because of what I do. I'm the director of trusts, estates and gift planning, so a very niche sort of fund raising. I think we…

  in Preparing for Year-End: Follow-up discussion for 09-17-2020 Coffee Talk Comment by KentWeimer September 2020
• I was only in Savannah once. I worked for Lake Forest College in the Chicago area, along with @KaraAdams and was visiting alumni in Georgia. I used to live in Key West, so that kind of waterfront town with a rich history has great appeal to me. You're asking me to really dig into my past @LauraLaneMcKinnon . That was a…

  in Hello from Savannah, GA! Comment by KentWeimer September 2020
• @RhobieBentley that's a good approach. Thanks! Kent

  in Scholarship reviewer anti-bias statement Comment by KentWeimer September 2020
• Great resource, thank you @AshleyHarper

  in Racial Equity Assessment Tools & Resources Comment by KentWeimer September 2020
• I'm not from a Community Foundation, but this is a question I have for our hospital foundation and also as the national board chair of a professional organization. In both cases, I want our outcomes to be real and measurable and not just lip service and platitudes. Any advice is welcome!

  in Strategies to address DEI Comment by KentWeimer September 2020
• Hi @LauraLaneMcKinnon I love Savannah. Beautiful city. I used to the the executive director of strategic development for an organization like yours.Good work! Cheers, Kent

  in Hello from Savannah, GA! Comment by KentWeimer September 2020
• Hey @JPKelliher I'm curious about your take on IRS Notice 2017-73, which tells us that distributions from a donor advised fund to fulfill a pledge would not result in a more than incidental benefit under Section 4967. Attorney's tend to say we can use use DAF gifts to fulfill a pledge. Some accountants are more…

  in PwC Accounting Guide for Not-for-Profits Comment by KentWeimer September 2020
• Thanks @TammyTilzey and @KaraAdams . Happy to be here! Kent

  in Hello From Dallas Comment by KentWeimer September 2020
• I will gladly do so @KaraAdams . Just not today - it's a busy day 😁

  in Hello From Sunny Dallas Texas Comment by KentWeimer April 2020
• Dr. Russell James of Texas Tech University is one of the thought leaders on philanthropy. He has done substantial research on philanthropy including brain imaging of donors. This is a link to one of his webinars. It is specifically related to his research about charitable gift planning, but it is very applicable to any…

  in Podcasts on Philanthropy Comment by KentWeimer April 2020
• A lot of us Texans on here!

  in Hello from Texas! Comment by KentWeimer April 2020
• Great Diana. Good luck! Kent

  in Tracking fundraising Comment by KentWeimer April 2020
• We have used what you suggested in 1) above. Internally we set up a unique fund number that the contributions go towards. We have done a unique web page that gathers the information. This isn't available to the public that is just browsing our site. The person responsible for the fund raising distributes the link to those…

  in Tracking fundraising Comment by KentWeimer April 2020
• On the flip side of this conversation, I work for the foundation of a large hospital system. I recently requested that a community foundation do an ACH transfer instead of writing a check. We are requesting this of all of our major donors. It means we have to have less staff in the office processing checks during this…

  in Best Practices for using ACHs Comment by KentWeimer April 2020
• I"m doing furry Friday on Monday - I've never followed rules very well. This is Artemis paying close attention to one of the many Webex meetings. Cheers all! Kent

  in #FurryFriday Comment by KentWeimer April 2020