Real Estate Philantropy and Other Services for Nonprofits and Private Property Owners
By Dennis Bidwell November 2017 I believe that increases in real estate gift activity can be explained by several factors. I think more non-profits have opened their doors to real estate gifts, in many cases actively marketing their interest in real estate gifts, because long-standing resistance to real estate gifts has been fading away. Why … Read more…
By Dennis Bidwell August 2017 Here, drawing on some of the suggestions in that document, is an approach that has worked for me and my clients and, I believe, has served well the interests of many donors and their families. 1. Nothing is more important than keeping in mind the best interests of your donor … Read more…
By Dennis Bidwell July, 2016 It is clear to me that the likelihood of a non-profit receiving desirable real estate gifts (properties that are marketable, free of environmental and title problems, and with net value of at least $100,000) increases as the organization puts more effort in to marketing and outreach efforts. Conversely, non-profits that … Read more…
By Dennis Bidwell February, 2015 Experience continues to show that the likelihood of an organization receiving “good” real estate gifts (properties that are marketable, free of environmental and title problems, and with net value of at least $50,000) increases as a function of the effort expended in marketing and reaching out to likely real estate … Read more…
Spend Your Time on the Right Real Estate Gift Prospects by Dennis Bidwell March 2012 My last article – “Good Real Estate Gifts Happen with a Little Effort” – showed that an organization will greatly increase its opportunities to attract “good” real estate gifts if it invests in marketing its interest in real estate gifts … Read more…
Good Real Estate Gifts Happen with a Little Effort The Bad Gift Offers Happen Anyway by Dennis Bidwell January 30, 2012 I am more convinced than ever that the likelihood of an organization receiving “good” real estate gifts (properties that are marketable, free of environmental and title problems, and with net value of at least … Read more…
Making Real Estate Gifts Happen September 27, 2011 More and more non-profits are becoming aware that they are not seeing the volume of real estate gifts experienced by some of their peers. They are realizing that other organizations have enjoyed considerable success in attracting a portion of the estimated 30 percent of the nation’s private … Read more…
October 16, 2009 Research and anectodal reports point to one marketing theme that tends to work better than all others when it comes to attracting gifts of real estate to a non-profit organization. It isn’t an emphasis on the tax deductions that can be generated by real estate gifts. And it isn’t an appeal to … Read more…