Reading roundup: What’s worth a skim to stay up to date on charitable planning
The YouthBridge Community Foundation team is happy to keep an eye out for what’s trending in the field of charitable planning, especially developments that impact your work with your charitable clients and how those clients tap into tools and resources at YouthBridge.
What happens if your client wants to give government securities to charity?
Every day, YouthBridge works with attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors to help clients support the charities and causes they care about. Often, those conversations involve gifts of appreciated noncash assets—and this is great because of the potential tax benefits.
Estate planning: Go beyond the thirteen magic words
In 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted a resolution supporting the designation of National Estate Planning Awareness Week, observed each October. You’ve likely heard of this, and you may know that October 19 through 25 is the week in 2026. Chances are, though, you’ve not recently (or ever) looked at the actual resolution.
From Giving to Giving Back
YouthBridge staff spent time at HavenHouse St. Louis, preparing a meal for families staying there as part of a hands-on philanthropy and team-building experience. HavenHouse provides lodging, meals and transportation for people traveling to St. Louis for complex medical care—including families navigating childhood cancer and other serious illnesses.
YouthBridge Newsletter, August 2026
Building Confidence, One Dance Step at a Time • Dance Moves STL • Fresh Perspectives, Lasting Impact: Meet YouthBridge’s 2026 Summer Intern • Now Accepting Scholarship Applications • Highs and lows: Reminding clients about stock gifts • Bunching charitable gifts, year-end, and getting ahead • Worth a read: Moving from charitable transactions to charitable strategy
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