By Brad Layland, CEO, The FOCUS Group | Author of Turning Donors into Partners Key Takeaways Can a donor give away a valuable piece of property, see the community benefit from it, and still lose a $665,000 charitable deduction? According to a recent Wall Street Journal article about a blunder that cost two donors a $665,000 tax-deductible donation, the answer …
When the Engine Goes Quiet: A Lesson at 500 Feet
By Brad Layland, CEO & Senior Consultant | Author of Turning Donors into Partners Key Insights This past weekend, I made a mistake. Not a catastrophic mistake. Not one that made headlines. But one that could have. And like most mistakes, in both flying and fundraising, it didn’t start in the moment. It started long before I ever got in the …