“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!”     –Benjamin Franklin

Before coming to work at the BBFI Mission Office I was a Financial Advisor with New York Life for five years.  There were many occasions during that time where I personally witnessed the accuracy of the above quote.

A recent survey¹ revealed some very surprising facts about financial planning:

• Only 33% of Americans have a Will in place, but 60% indicate that it is very important.
• When asked, “Why not?”, more people are saying, “I don’t know how to get one.”
• A mere 1 out of 3 have done any type of Estate Planning.

Another study² showed that most people who make charitable contributions to non-profit organizations do so because they believe in their cause and the organization is making a significant impact.  What greater cause is there than reaching the Nations for Christ?

One last interesting note…we are in the midst of the Great Wealth Transfer.  Over the next few decades somewhere between $40-140 Trillion will change hands from one generation to the next.

It doesn’t take an expert to see the writing on the wall: there are currently and will be countless individuals and families (some in our churches) with tremendous assets, who would love to make a sizeable contribution toward seeing the Kingdom of God advance all around the world!  The biggest problem is that they simply do not know where to begin.

And that’s where the Mission Office would like to offer some help.  I would love to have the opportunity to host an informational/educational seminar in your church, or even a central location in collaboration with other area churches.  The target audience would primarily be seniors.  This brief presentation would provide a broad overview of the importance of Charitable Estate Planning and provide participants with some practical and efficient ways to give to their favorite cause.

To schedule an event please reach out to me at: bgarrison@bbfimissions.com or by phone at: 417-862-5001.

• ¹ 2021 Wills and Estate Planning Study, caring.com.
• ² Leaving A Legacy: A New Look at Today’s Planned Giving Donors, Special Report from Giving USA