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Meet Shawn Morehead
Shawn Morehead joined the Charitable Foundation in July as president and CEO. She spoke with the Foundation’s Lois Shea about the unique role of community foundations in this moment, about a lifetime of working to expand opportunity, about her strong ties to New Hampshire, about the Red Sox/Yankees rivalry — and more.
For advisors: Informing your work with charitable clients
Three things to keep in mind when assisting charitable clients with planning opportunities from donor-advised funds and qualified charitable distributions to charitable trusts and gifts of complex assets.
For advisors: Retirement plans and charitable giving
Qualified Charitable Distributions continue to gain traction as one of the most practical and effective charitable planning tools for people over age 70-½.
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Since 1962, thousands of people have entrusted their charitable resources to the Foundation, creating a perpetual source of philanthropic capital and making it possible for the Foundation to award more than $80 million in grants and scholarships every year.
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