From Gift to Legacy

The Power of Endowment By Dave McGowan An endowment is a pool of invested assets intended to generate income to support a not-for-profit organization in perpetuity.  It’s an important strategy in diversifying the overall mix of not-for-profit revenue.  That said, only nearly 11% of not-for-profits have endowments. Endowments allow not-for-profit organizations to plan for the…

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A Song Can Save a Life

How Freedom Sings USA transforms veterans’ stories into music By Laura Michaud and Melissa G. Wilson The phone rang in the middle of the night. On the other end, a veteran’s voice, raw, quiet, alive. “Brother,” he said, “you just saved my life. I had the gun in my hand, finger on the trigger. Then…

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