Where there’s a will…

The highly publicized fight over the will of celebrity Anna Nicole Smith underscores the need for charities to do a better job reminding donors to remember the charities in their wills.

You don’t have to be a celebrity to be able to provide for a charity in your will, but many charities fail to invest the time and effort to continually communicate to donors that a bequest to a charity is a great way for donors to make a big impact on causes they care about.

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Challenges afoot for families

A new study says several trends underway in American society, including technological advance and rising joblessness among single mothers, pose threats to the well-being of the nation’s children and families, PJ reports today.