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Welcome to The University of Alaska Planned Giving Website Thank you for your interest in supporting the University of Alaska. Our hope is to serve you and your family with helpful information. We have an increasing number of friends of UA who now are benefiting from life income gifts, gift annuities and other plans. Thank you for taking the time to explore the benefits of gift planning. Weekly Article     Make a Gift that Lasts Hazel decided it was time to clean up and paint her bedroom. What better time than autumn? So, with the fall colors in mind, she drove to her favorite paint store that happened to have a few colorful trees in its parking lot. More ...       ePostcard Article - A Gift Annuity That Gives Back  ... Read Further...     Benefits for You and Your Family and The University of Alaska There are several types of plans. Many of these have wonderful benefits for the gift donors. Many of these families have enjoyed increased income and generous tax savings. You might start by meeting these friends. Just click on the picture and you can view each story. Double My CD Return Valerie is a retired high school English teacher. She has been a careful saver and has a number of certificates of deposit, but she has seen her income decline. More on Double My CD Return >>. Capital Gains Tax Bypassed Peter and Gail Williamson were nearing retirement. Over the years, with the help of their financial advisor, they made solid investments in securities and built a sizable portfolio. More on Capital Gains Tax Bypassed >>. Easy IRA Gift Barbara retired after forty years as a teacher. She had volunteered for many years with The University of Alaska Foundation. She had an IRA and was nearing the time to take her required payout for this year in the amount of $2,000. More on Easy IRA Gift >>. Peace of Mind Gift Annuity Many years ago, Clara Lehman bought a home. Since she was so pleased with the home, she decided to buy stock in the company that builds and sells homes like it. Over the years, the stock has increased in value many times, but the value has been volatile. More on Peace of Mind Gift Annuity >>. Steps to Wise Giving There are several steps to help you make wise and prudent gifts. These pages are here to help you learn how gift planning ideas can be of personal benefit. Let us suggest a few steps that would help you in that process. View the donor stories. View a personal color story for yourself. Read the Weekly Article. View the Personal Finance Note for this week. Learn about personal finance news. Meet our planned giving staff. We are here to help you. Sign up for our free weekly personal finance newsletter. Scott Taylor Gift Planning Manager Thanks very much for visiting us! I would be very pleased to help you. Simply click here to email me at your convenience. Professional Advisors We also have a complete tax update service for CPAs, attorneys, CLUs, CFPs, ChFCs, trust officers and other professional friends. The GiftLaw services are made available to all advisors as a free service. We also are always available to assist in helping you provide clients with clear and understandable gift illustrations. If you would like assistance with a gift illustration, please contact scott.taylor@alaska.edu. If you are a professional advisor, you may take the following steps on this site. View the latest charitable tax news. Research charitable tax questions. Calculate a charitable deduction. Sign up for the free weekly charitable tax e-newsletter. © Copyright 1999-2008 Crescendo Interactive, Inc.