About jgudema

Planned giving consultant/guru/entrepreneur. Formerly with a large philanthropic services consulting firm, I launched Planned Giving Advisors, LLC, in the fall of 2011. Before that, I have been in fundraising, planned giving, and/or law since 1992. And, I have advised, served as planned giving officer, consulted and/or been the legal answer guy to well over 200 organizations over that time.
Readers of this blog know that I periodically comment on news stories that somehow intersect...
This is a very interesting blog post about how some municipalities are blackmailing (not in...
One of the biggest challenges in being a planned giving professional is clearly defining what...
Yes, bequests were up again in 2011 according to Giving USA 2012 – reaching $24.41...