Cost: $25 not-yet members
$10 for Spokes Members

Gifts? Donations? Contributions? Call them what you will, all nonprofits rely on them. For some, gifts represent their main source of income. For others, gifts may provide the subsidy that enables a program to be better or to serve more people.

Gifts can come in many forms. Cash, stocks, and in-kind goods or services are typical examples. Then there are more exotic items people may wish to donate to your cause such as a piece of property, a lovely oil painting, or the timeshare they wish they'd never purchased. Join us to learn "why you need a gift acceptance policy before you need a gift acceptance policy." Topics will include:

• Developing a policy that fits your organization—what goes in it for sure, what's optional
• Keeping the board of directors involved and aware
• Understanding the IRS concept of "non-standard contributions"
• Protecting your organization from the gift that "never stops taking"
• How to gracefully decline a gift not in alignment with your policy

This class is online; link will be sent with registration acknowledgement. This class may be recorded.

Instructor: Gillian Cole-Andrews, CFRE. Gillian has years of experience in nonprofit fundraising including serving as the Executive Director of both the Dunes Center and the Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts Foundation (PCPA). Educated in England at Plymouth University and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, her career has seen her serving both the British and United States governments in Europe and the Middle East. Currently, Gillian is Director of Communications and Resource Development at People's Self-Help Housing.