Plan your legacy during National Estate Planning Awareness Week

| By Suzanne Shaheen
Categories: Blog, Home, Non-Profit, Uncategorized
In 2008, the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils (NAEPC), along with congressional leaders, passed H.Res 1499, designating the third week of October as National Estate Planning Week. The resolution was deemed necessary after a 2004 poll commissioned by the American Institute for Certified Public Accountants found that two-thirds of Americans over the age …

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Top Seven Best Practices of HFOT’s Donors

| By Lisa Duffy
Categories: Blog, Fundraising, Home
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Top Seven Best Practices of HFOT’s Donors
Our donors are discerning and sophisticated. They want to ensure their hard-earned funds are helping a legitimate and fiscally responsible organization, so they do their homework, often consulting and relying on the guidance of professional evaluators such as Charity Navigator. If you recognize any of these habits in your own giving practices, congratulations—and thanks for …

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DONOR TIPS: The importance of charity ratings

| By Lisa Duffy
Categories: Blog, Home, Non-Profit
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The importance of charity ratings
According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, there are more than 1.5 million nonprofits registered in the United States vying for donor dollars. Two important questions to consider when donating to a charity include: Will they be good stewards of your money? Do they have your best interest at heart? Donors must become educated …

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Growing Together: One Father’s Journey from House to Home

| By John Bernier
Categories: Blog, Home
Marine Cpl Zach Nelson and his wife Kiley always knew they wanted to be parents. A young couple with a future full of promise, they were fresh out of high school when Zach enlisted in the Marine Corps, serving as a motor transport specialist with the 6th Regimental Combat Team. Six months into Zach’s first …

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The Best Gift for Moms

| By John Bernier
Categories: Blog, Home
The most important thing to a mother is to know her family is cared for and safe. As a Homes For Our Troops supporter, you give families like the Smith Family, a new beginning. In October 2022, HFOT Veteran home recipient Marine Sgt Mark Smith, his wife Tabitha, and their daughters Margaret, Lilian and Evelyn, …

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