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Today's Tough Economy May Open a New Door to Planned Gifts

by Guest Blogger on Jul 28, 2009 - 11:48am

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By Lorri Greif

Many nonprofits are seeing their revenues down considerably; even the most loyal supporters are cutting back on charitable giving. If a long-time supporter tells you that they are not able to make a donation this year, this may present the opportunity to finally sit down with them to talk about planned giving opportunities.