For
Professional Advisors (attorneys, estate planners,
financial
advisors or accountants)
Developing
a charitable plan that takes into account your client's financial and
charitable needs is no small task. As a professional advisor, the
opportunity you have to help your clients achieve their philanthropic
goals is both a privilege and a challenge.
The Shenandoah
Community Foundation wants to be a resource for you as well as a
philanthropic partner for your clients. A full understanding
of
the many possibilities of charitable giving, which can offer specific
tax benefits, can also help your clients achieve financial, personal or
business goals.
We consider attorneys, accountants,
financial planners, insurance agents and other professionals who have
relationships with donors to be our valued partners in charitable
giving. This section of our site makes information available to help
you ensure that your clients receive the full benefit of their
contributions while supporting the charities of their choice.
Call (540-459-7737) or email us
i...@shenandoahcommunityfoundation.org
about any aspect of charitable giving. We are also glad to
arrange a meeting, at your convenience and at a place of your choosing.
Advantages
of Working with SCF
Experience
We
are experienced in customizing charitable giving opportunities to meet
the needs of your client. We also understand how to help you
communicate the benefits of a particular strategy, so that your clients
make well-informed decisions they feel good about. Many
individuals, corporations and nonprofit agencies also decide to work
with us because of our broad knowledge of local needs.
Simplicity
A
fund can be established with a simple fund memorandum of
understanding. We'll guide you carefully through the
process. This allows your client to establish a charitable
fund
without having to cope with the complexities of setting up a private
foundation.
Flexibility
We
take pride in our ability to customize services to meet your client's
charitable objectives. If your client wishes to remain
anonymous,
we can honor their request. If your client wishes to support
nonprofits outside of the Shenandoah County area, we can do
that.
If your client wishes to include future generations in his or her
philanthropy, we can work with the family to accomplish this goal.
Performance
An
important part of our work is building a permanent collection of funds
for our community. Our strong record of stewardship assures
that
your client's fund will grow in perpetuity and that their charitable
intent will be met now and for generations to come.
Identify
your client’s charitable purpose(s) or intent(s).
We
know your client considers his or her charitable gifts to be an
investment. We agree. More than 40 named funds
share the
benefit of a knowledgeable board, excellent financial management and a
closely monitored investment strategy. In a very real sense,
each
donor is backed by a team of professionals who are working on his or
her behalf.
Our foundation is here to help you with the
donation process. If you have questions about our advisor resources
that have not been answered in this section, please click
here to Contact Us for more
information.
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