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		<title>A new model for effective philanthropy</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/goals/a-new-model-for-effective-philanthropy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean Stannard-Stockton, CEO of Tactical Philanthropy Advisors, a philanthropy advisory firm that serves individual and family philanthropists, raises a number of questions that seem to lead toward an entirely new way of practicing philanthropy. And when you first read his questions, you may think he is off his rocker. But read on, and I think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The three-year rule</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/the-three-year-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once you&#8217;ve put your initial estate plan/legacy plan together, you should plan to review it every three years. Indeed, you should condition yourself to think of estate planning as a continuous process. Don&#8217;t believe that? Check out these reasons for review suggested by the development/stewardship officers at Frontiers USA. Anytime there is a change in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How rich are you?</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/how-rich-are-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading a thread on the Sonlight Curriculum forums yesterday about the demise of the middle class. I will confess, I was dismayed to read about how little some of the participants on that forum are getting by on each year. But then I did a little research this morning using a tool my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philanthropy: How much is enough?</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/giving/philanthropy-how-much-is-enough/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/giving/philanthropy-how-much-is-enough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=965</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When philanthropic needs surround us, how can we avoid being overwhelmed? Seth Godin raises this question in a post where he develops a theme from the secular preference utilitarian ethicist Peter Singer: Singer is famous for posing a stunningly difficult question, paraphrased as, &#8220;If you are walking by a pond and you see a child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Placing our priorities correctly</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/purpose/placing-our-priorities-correctly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/purpose/placing-our-priorities-correctly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=949</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shankar Vedantam tells a disturbing story about a dog at sea to raise a serious question about how we humans prioritize our charitable endeavors. A fire broke out in the engine room of the Insiko 1907, an unregistered tanker, as it passed about 800 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands. The fire swept through the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Estate gifts &#8220;gone bad&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/estate-gifts-gone-bad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/estate-gifts-gone-bad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve posted the story of a major bequest that came to the brink of becoming worthless&#8211;or worse than worthless&#8211;to the recipients. I imagine it&#8217;s a cautionary tale that many of us should pay attention to. Check it out on the Strategic Inheritance forums . . . and join the conversation!]]></description>
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		<title>DAFs v. Private Foundations</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/dafs-v-private-foundations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/dafs-v-private-foundations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=892</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I described the technical differences between donor-advised funds (DAFs) and private foundations back in June of 2007. Frankly, at the time, I saw no compelling reason seriously to consider creating a DAF. Following the FoundationWiseSM conference, however, I&#8217;m seeing more reasons than I did back then to consider this alternative. To recall the few reasons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advanced giving strategies: getting tax deductions worth as much or more than your gift</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/heritage/advanced-giving-strategies-getting-tax-deductions-worth-as-much-or-more-than-your-gift/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/heritage/advanced-giving-strategies-getting-tax-deductions-worth-as-much-or-more-than-your-gift/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=858</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I mentioned I was able to participate in a meeting with about a dozen fairly high-end charitable givers. Our host at the meeting told us about a giving strategy that he and his family have begun pursuing in the last few years, a strategy that can &#8220;pay back&#8221; in tax deductions as much as or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giving philosophy in a nutshell</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/giving/giving-philosophy-in-a-nutshell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/giving/giving-philosophy-in-a-nutshell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=841</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve talked about this often enough in the past. (See the &#8220;Related posts&#8221; list at the end of this one!) But it bears repeating . . . especially if and when it can be said briefly. And I think this is the briefest way I have ever said these things. What follows is from an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When should you give the inheritance?</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/when-should-you-give-the-inheritance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/when-should-you-give-the-inheritance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia In my last post, I talked about giving your children the vast majority of their inheritance &#8220;early&#8221;&#8211;while they&#8217;re still in their 20s and early 30s, say&#8211;rather than later. A few weeks ago, I was talking with a friend who has many years&#8217; experience counseling and coaching wealthy individuals . . . as [...]]]></description>
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