Malcolm Burrows

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Malcolm is a philanthropic advisor with over 30 years of experience. He is head, philanthropic advisory services at Scotia Wealth Management and founder of Aqueduct Foundation. Views are his own. malcolm.burrows@scotiawealth.com

The Demanding Charitable Beneficiary

A few years ago, I met a couple who had served as co-executors for an aunt’s estate. This aunt had left a large residual bequest to three well-know charities. Her executors were quite bitter about the way the charities had handled the bequests. The charities had the temerity to question the executor fees and demand that there be a passing of accounts. Upon reflection, I was struck not by the….

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Estate Planning

Philanthropy is personal; fundraising is social

There are two types of charitable giving: personal and social. Gifts that are part of the estate plan are typically a form of personal giving. By contrast, most traditional charity fundraising uses a social giving model. Both are equally important, but it is helpful to make the conceptual distinction when helping clients to include philanthropy in their estate plans…..

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Estate Planning, Philanthropy/Charitable Giving
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