Last week, a higher capacity, spiritually mature donor expressed discomfort with his 2010 end of year giving. He was very willing to give, but what and how to give were quite the mystery since there was no established tax rate yet with many other tax [...]

The December 2010 church calendar is not kind in accommodating donors who want to give to your church. The last worship weekend is December 26th.  Church attendance will not be record setting the day after Christmas. Many donors focus on tax planning strategies after Christmas. [...]