YouthBridge Announces New Nonprofit Grant Program
In May, YouthBridge will open applications for a new grant intended to support nonprofits’ efforts around fundraising capacity.
Ready Readers Finding Creativity in Chaos
When life gives you lemons, make chicken piccata. It’s been a year of getting creative with the circumstances we’ve been handed. I feel like our work is more important than ever, and we’ve had to come up with some really different ways to reach kids.
Neighbor, Partner, Guardian Angel
Of all the things lost over the last year, the human spirit is not among them, attests Jessica Brandon, President and CEO of Guardian Angel Settlement Association.
Gateway Giving Podcast
In his podcast, Gateway Giving, Certified Financial Planner, David Foster interviews non-profit leaders from the greater St. Louis area. For his third episode, he spoke with our own Barbara Carswell, CEO of YouthBridge Community Foundation.
Red hot real estate: Structure smart gifts to charity without getting burned
The housing market is showing no signs of slowing down in 2021. For certain clients, this presents a strong opportunity for charitable gifts of real estate, whether a primary residence, second home, rental property, or even niche commercial property…
It’s 2021. Now what?
A wild ride in 2020 ended with the extension of tax provisions to encourage charitable giving in the midst of ongoing pandemic-related challenges facing nonprofits.
January 2021
Barbara Carswell carries forward priorities of YouthBridge as new CEO • New member of YouthBridge Team! • The Gift of Giving • It’s a perfect match! • Advisor’s Corner
The Gift of Giving
Every November, it’s the same question for Jerry Mayo. “What can I give my clients and vendors for the holidays that will be meaningful?” Nearly 25 years in the mortgage business struggling with the same decision without a satisfying answer…until now, he says.
Barbara Carswell carries forward priorities of YouthBridge as new CEO
I am looking forward to working with our donors towards creating a landscape where all children and families in St. Louis have the opportunity to thrive…
New member of YouthBridge Team!
We are happy to welcome Elphanie “Sissy” Swift to the YouthBridge Community Foundation team.
Keeping our community strong: Your role is critical
COVID-19 has significantly impacted nonprofit operations across the country and hampered nonprofits’ ability to help their communities during a crisis in which millions of people are in need.
A treat to boost 2021: Congress extends charitable giving incentives
As your clients reboot after a wild 2020, now is a great time to address their charitable giving plans for 2021. COVID-19 has proven to be a marathon, not a sprint.
December 2020
Hello, my name is Mike… • Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls • Ready Readers Finding Creativity in Chaos • YEP STL! accepting grant applications • Will 2020 be the year to maximize giving? • What’s on tap for bequests? • Seek clarity about clients’ commitment to community
Hello, my name is Mike…
As my retirement from YouthBridge drew near, I found myself thinking as much about the beginning of my career as the end of it…
Hawthorn Leadership School: Where Every Girl Matters
We are preparing young women to become future professionals and leaders and to be agents of change in their communities; we have to do right by each of them, every day.
Advice to advisors: Seek clarity about clients’ commitment to community
The odds of Biden’s proposed tax plan becoming law depend on factors that won’t be known until Georgia’s run-off elections on Jan 5, which will decide whether the Democrats or the Republicans will control the US Senate.
Charitable legacies: What’s on tap for bequests?
Perhaps the component of Biden’s proposal with the biggest potential impact on ultra-wealthy philanthropists is Biden’s intention to raise estate taxes and change the way capital assets are taxed after death.
Taking chances: Will hindsight point to 2020 as the year to maximize giving?
Should advisors counsel their clients to implement planning techniques in anticipation of sweeping changes to the tax laws, or instead assume the status quo will continue and stay the course with clients’ current plans?
November 2020
“People have really responded to the need – even those that don’t have a lot to give – and that has given us hope”
Thanks in the Midst of Trial
During this time of thanksgiving, we thank nonprofits moving diligently forward and to the many donors lifting them up in these difficult days.