Dennis Tubbergen offers useful tools to non-profits and their fundraising activities.

Grand Rapids, MI -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/02/2010 -- The tough economy is not just affecting the average business: the recession is also taking its toll on non-profits. Charitable Concepts, LLC, a professional fundraising company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is seeking to help non-profit organizations and their potential donors by offering complimentary one-year memberships to its Caritas Advisory Consortium (‘Caritas’ meaning ‘charity’ in Latin).

The Caritas Advisory Consortium newsletters and virtual conferences are useful tools created by Dennis Tubbergen, CEO of Charitable Concepts, LLC.

“Since giving by non-profit supporters is closely correlated to economic conditions, understanding the potential direction of the economy can be very important when doing strategic planning for future fundraising,” explains Tubbergen.

Tubbergen’s Caritas Advisory Consortium Monthly Update newsletter provides non-profits with monthly information on current economic conditions as well as giving updates and other non-profit news. Tubbergen created a patent-pending strategy called Immediate Legacy that may generate charitable donations from supporters at no net cost to the supporter while still giving the supporter an income tax deduction for the donation.

“According to a recent issue of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the number of millionaires around the world increased by 17% from 2008 to 2009,” notes Tubbergen.

“But the report also reveals the world’s wealthy are taking a more strategic approach to their giving and are asking for advice on their methodologies and selection.

They want to make sure their giving actually makes a difference.”

Tubbergen states this strategic attitude validates the Caritas Advisory Consortium position that in order for non-profits to prosper and help their supporters give to their full potential, non-profits need to provide tangible benefits to supporters.

For more information and to request a DVD explaining the Immediate Legacy program, go to http://www.immediatelegacy.com. For a complimentary one-year membership to the Caritas Advisory Consortium, go to http://www.CaritasAdvisoryEnroll.com. Once a person is enrolled he or she is eligible to sign up for the monthly virtual conference call.

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Grand Rapids, MI -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/30/2010 -- There may be no such thing as a ‘free lunch,’ but a Grand Rapids-based company is seeking to help non-profit organizations and their potential donors by offering complimentary one-year memberships to its Caritas Advisory Consortium.

The Caritas Advisory Consortium? and its newsletters and virtual conferences are more tools from the mind of Dennis Tubbergen, CEO of Charitable Concepts, LLC, a professional fundraising company. ‘Caritas’ is the Latin word for ‘charity,’ a term that Tubbergen takes very seriously, especially in today’s tough economic climate.

“Since giving by non-profit supporters is closely correlated to economic conditions, understanding the potential direction of the economy is important when doing strategic planning for future fundraising,” explains Tubbergen.

Tubbergen’s Caritas Advisory Consortium Monthly Update newsletter provides non-profits with a monthly review of current economic conditions as well as giving updates and other non-profit news. Tubbergen created a patent-pending strategy called Immediate Legacy that may generate charitable donations from supporters at no net cost to the supporter while still giving the supporter an income tax deduction for the donation that is created.

“The monthly virtual conferences assist with planned giving strategies, donor case studies, and overlooked fundraising opportunities,” notes Tubbergen. “Often, it’s possible to help a donor give more efficiently and provide donors with a tangible benefit at the same time.”

For more information and to request a DVD explaining the Immediate Legacy program, go to http://www.immediatelegacy.com. For a complimentary one-year membership to the Caritas Advisory Consortium, go to http://www.CaritasAdvisoryEnroll.com. Once a person is enrolled he or she is eligible to sign up for the monthly virtual conference call.

For more information on Dennis Tubbergen’s views and wealth management philosophy, visit http://www.dennistubbergen.com.

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Workshops help non-profits and donors alike.

Grand Rapids, MI -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/14/2010 -- Ask the officials of any organization that typically depends on donations for its growth and support how the current recession is affecting daily operations and you will likely be told times are hard.

Thanks to a workshop from Charitable Concepts, LLC that is specifically for charities, the immediate future looks brighter.

Dennis Tubbergen, top financial advisor and CEO of Charitable Concepts, LLC and his staff members have hosted top executives from non-profits across the United States to coach them on how to improve their fundraising skills during the current dismal economic times.

The “Increasing Charitable Contributions in the Current Economy Workshop” is held monthly in Tubbergen’s downtown Grand Rapids, MI offices in the Trade Center building. The strategy-building sessions are particularly powerful tools for a non-profit organization’s leaders and decision-makers. The two-day workshop events will be held in Grand Rapids on June 21st and 22nd and July 19th and 20th.

Would-be attendees are pre-qualified for the events to ensure the workshops will truly be helpful for a given charitable organization and its donors. Dennis Tubbergen offers complementary DVDs with additional information for those hoping to be selected for attendance at his workshops.

“Charities need new tools and creative ways to approach donors now,” concludes Tubbergen.

For more information and to ask for a DVD explaining the program, go to http://www.immediatelegacy.com.

For more information on Dennis Tubbergen’s views and wealth management philosophy, visit http://www.dennistubbergen.com.

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