Wills & Estate Planning

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (30+ words) The Tennessean David Allan Coe excluded 8 children from his will. Now they are speaking out...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (423+ words) McCook Gazette Writing a will and obituary shows you care National Make-A-Will Month is a reminder to prepare wills, end-of-life documents and obituaries to ease the burden on loved ones. August is National Make-A-Will Month. It’s also National Dog Month,…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (344+ words) Religious leaders across the country are calling for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers to ensure that trusts giving donations to faith-based groups will be exempt from Labor’s tax overhaul. Source: The Australian. More than a dozen religious…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (326+ words) None of us likes to think about the unexpected, but planning for the future is one of the greatest acts of care we can offer our loved ones. During National Make-A-Will Month, it’s worth taking a moment to consider how…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (501+ words) This coming Shabbat, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, we are invited not only to look backward with gratitude, but forward with responsibility. Anniversaries are not merely moments to commemorate the past; they are opportunities to ask…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (914+ words) “Prior to Lee’s illness, I didn’t even have a will.” Richard Hewitt says it matter-of-factly but like many Canadians over 50, he simply hadn’t gotten around to estate planning. Even though he had spent decades supporting cancer research and care in…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (159+ words) Trish Svoboda/Image courtesy of Canva The River Valley District is offering an educational program titled Intro to Estate Planning to help individuals and families understand the basics of estate planning. The free workshop will cover key topics including wills,…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (520+ words) As the holidays approach, it’s time to consider annual giving. You don’t have to adopt the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge’s “bah humbug” attitude in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” to be skeptical about charitable donations. It is well to be wary…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (978+ words) Experts in neuroscience and psychology offer tips. November 18, 2025 | Read Time: 6 minutes For messaging that will activate the brain in the right places, appeal to donors’ values and identity, says Cherian Koshy, a longtime fundraiser and author of the forthcoming book…...

11+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (1816+ words) Published on November 10, 2025 7:21 PM GMTThis post is a roundup of various things related to philanthropy, as you often find in the full monthly roundup. Preventing Value Drift Peter Thiel warned Elon Musk to ditch donating to The Giving Pledge because…...