Tom Dyer is CEO of The Sharpe Group. He previously served as long-term legal counsel for Sharpe. With over 40 years of legal experience, Tom was formerly managing partner of the Memphis office of the law firm Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs. He serves on the boards of a number of nonprofit organizations and is presently …Read More

In last month’s issue of Give & Take, we explored the IRA rollover charitable provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA). The bill also contains other provisions that will affect charitable organizations and their donors. Let’s look at some of the other provisions of the PPA. Before PPA After PPA 1. A contribution …Read More

Most experienced fund-raising professionals have some familiarity with non-cash charitable contributions. Oftentimes, this type of gift is routed to a senior development officer under the omnibus clause in their job description: “and such other duties which may be assigned.” Collections of various types, art, antiques, and automobiles may be offered as well as publicly traded …Read More