Inspired Legacies

Welcome to Inspired Stories from Legacy Mentors, our quarterly newsletter. The Inspired Legacies team, and many Legacy Mentors share their experiences, wisdom, and resources to advance the highest ideals and best practices of legacy, financial, and philanthropic planning. Each issuecontains a View from the Founder by Tracy Gary and also explores powerful Legacy Partnerships. Letters to Loved Ones provides insight in working with families through personal accounts. In Transitions we honor those who, in life and death, have enriched the lives of others through their support. We share our Legacy Mentor Tools and highlight amazing nonprofits in Making Change Happen.

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Volume 10, Fall 2008
In this issue:

In View from the Founder, Tracy Gary shares progress on partnerships, the evolution of our field, and our summer event. She also tells a personal story about lessons learned from a bear encounter.
Legacy Tools highlights our evolving description of transformative philanthropy.
Inspired Products serves up several fabulous book on giving, including Inherited Wealth by John Levy.
Inspired Partnerships expands upon our partnerships with Bolder Giving, our progress on youth giving circle materials, and 6 keys learnings from the Training of Trainers in June.
As this issue's Letter to Loved Ones, a letter from a grandparent making a challenging gift.
Making Change Happen offers several organizations working to make a difference.

Volume 9, Summer 2008
In this issue:

In View from the Founder, Tracy Gary asks us to put out collective wisdom to work with community making change. Inspired Legacies responds to the challenge by creating learning communities for transformational philanthropy.
Legacy Tools highlights our upcoming training of trainers for donor partners, social justice donor educators, legacy educators, and philanthropic advisors. Additionally, a slideshow about Inspired Legacies as well as valuable maps of our Field Building work.
Inspired Products offers our Legacy Mentor questionnaire to help you get a sense of where you are.
Inspired Partnerships continues on the theme of building community by sharing more about our learning community aspirations.
As this issue's Letter to Loved Ones, a letter from a grandfather to his grandson making a challenging gift for his 21st birthday.
Making Change Happen offers several organizations working to make a difference.

Volume 8, Spring 2008
In this issue:

In View from the Founder, Tracy Gary shares our new mission. She also offers an opportunity to redirect the government tax "rebate" through our Tipping Point Fund projects.
Legacy Tools highlights how we answered some core questions that you can answer for yourself too, brings attention to the powerful 12 Elements of Inspired Mentors and Leaders, and offers resources on a vital option for successful planning, Inspired Wealth Coaches.
Inspired Products points to our wealth of help available through Inspired Philanthropy: Creating A Giving Plan and Leaving a Legacy including a link to the online resources.
Inspired Partnerships lays out key partners to Inspired Legacies and progress made on collaborations, especially Women Moving Millions and The Tipping Point Network.
As this issue's Letter to Loved Ones, a letter from a workshop attendee reveals the impact of the work of Inspired Legacies and Tracy Gary on one participant.
Making Change Happen offers several organizations working to make a difference and a link to find out what the government is doing with our tax dollars.

Volume 7, Winter 2007
In this issue:

In View from the Founder, Tracy Gary shares her hopes for generous giving with statistics on our abundance, urging readers to make Black Friday Binge Day into Giving Day.
Legacy Tools, Inspired Products, and Featured Resources highlight strategic offerings from the third edition of Inspired Philanthropy.
And Partnerships and Featured Team Member focus on the gifts Phil Cubeta provided for Inspired Legacies and Inspired Philanthropy.
A letter from the Inspired Legacies Board Chair makes clear the offerings of Inspired Legacies to a better world and challenges all of us to contribute to making a difference as this issue's Letter to Loved Ones.
Making Change Happen offers five organizations making a difference, including one for profit that helps young people and teachers with their tools.

Volume 6, Fall 2007
In this issue:

Meet our newest Board Members, Joanne Reich, Ernest McMillan and Stan McDonald! Inspired Legacies is expanding its leadership.
Join us for telecalls reviewing "Inspired Philanthropy, Your Step by Step Guide to Creating a Giving Plan and Leaving a Legacy" and how you and your organization or company might use it for donor and legacy education with clients and donors.
Explore donor impact with powerful questions, examples, and tools.
Look to new products, like Blessed Unrest and Bill Clinton's new book called Giving for how we can collectively change our world.
Find links to interesting and inspiring website resources helping you make change today.
Read about the impact of Inspired Legacies partnerships!

Volume 5, Summer 2007
In this issue:

Meet our newest Team Member, Luis Gilbert Rivas, Operations Manager!
Inquire about your family and your legacy with powerful questions, examples, and tools.
Look to new resources, like Classified, for action plans.
Find links to interesting and inspiring websites.
Find out about Inspired Leader calls with impactful organizations.
See Inspired Legacies latest photos from partnership events!

Volume 4, Spring 2007
In this issue:

Celebrate the evolution of Inspired Legacies in our successful first year!
Read about the soon to be published third version of Inspired Philanthropy - Your Step by Step Guide to Creating a Giving Plan and to Leaving a Legacy; How to be an Effective Donor During Your Lifetime and Beyond
Consider the difference between Change and Charity with our Legacy Tools
Honor your loved ones through the Inspired Legacies Memorial Fund
See Inspired Legacies' latest board and staff photo

Volume 3, Winter 2006
In this issue:

This holiday season... learn how to join the Generosity Generation and give up giving stuff!
Meet Michael Shaughnessy, IL Board Member, teacher and community leader.
Peruse and print our Sample Holiday Shopping List and a template for you own shopping list in Legacy Tools
Explore our recommendations for teaching generosity to kids in our Inspired Products
Use our Letters to Loved Ones as a template to introduce your family to generosity for the holidays!

Volume 2, Fall 2006
In this issue:

Read about our client's giving intentions, planning techniques, and best practices
Meet Flora Moon, IL Board Treasurer and Jean Russell, Communications and Coaching Consultant
Explore and download useful materials in Legacy Tools, including Ten Ways to Intentionally Leave a Legacy
View the new IL PowerPoint and IL brochure
Learn What We Do and How We Do It

Volume 1, Summer 2006
Welcome to the premier issue of Inspired Stories from Legacy Mentors!
In this issue:

Discover the origins of Inspired Legacies
Meet Bob Belkin and Lorrie Lampson
Explore the missing piece, breakthroughs, and the seismic shift in the legacy planning field
Read the Legacy Mentor definition
Take the Are You a Legacy Mentor? questionnaire

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