Are you really using Charitable Remainder Trusts effectively? Or did you leave them in a pile of dust after taking some classes, putting the book on the shelf, and going back to gift annuities or just cash and stock gifts? If you have wanted to jump into using Charitable Remainder Trusts for your clients or donors, but you have not really figured out the best and quickest way to get started, Quick Start Guide to Working with CRTs is the answer. Four short 45+ minute modules with online video lessons, PDFs, PowerPoint slides and bonus packages for use with your clients/donors take you far beyond the basics to skillful planning.
This video course is the fastest and most effective way to succeed with CRTs. CSPG students will find this an amazing refresher course.
Get StartedEasy-to-read handbooks on charitable remainder trusts for the advisor or the fundraiser consisting of five individual e-books in a series. Discover what you need to know to advise your client and set up the right trust for the client’s needs and individual situation. CRTs can offer substantial benefits if you know how to use them effectively. Ramp up your expertise with these Step-by-Step Guides.
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Lynda L. Sands is a lawyer, consultant, trainer, author and motivational speaker in philanthropic planning.
She specializes in strategic designs and solutions for philanthropic transfers of wealth.
Her 40+ years of specializing in high net worth philanthropy have provided her with exceptional depth of expertise in solving design issues and asset transfer issues, as well as resolving problematic cases where charitable gifts were not well designed and executed.
Lynda has written several books and many articles in her professional field of philanthropy but has always enjoyed writing fiction and nonfiction. For many years she has kept a collection of private works on her computer and in her head. With this edition, she has decided to make a few of them public. Lynda lives in Central Oregon with her aviation journalist husband and her black Labrador retriever (and a bunch of deer, birds, cats, rabbits, gophers, and other animals that saunter through their land on a regular basis).
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