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Brian M. Sagrestano, J.D., CFRE

Brian M. Sagrestano is President and founder of Gift Planning Development, a full-service gift-planning consulting firm based in New Hartford, N.Y. He provides gift-planning services to a wide range of charitable clients from leading national organizations to local charities.

Sagrestano collaborated with Viken Mikaelian of PlannedGiving.Com to develop Gift Essentials and Planned Giving in a Box®, programs that have made gift planning accessible to a full range of charities. He previously served as a charitable gift planner, directing programs for the University of Pennsylvania, Middlebury College and Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations.

The Philanthropic Planning Companion, Sagrestano’s first book with co-author Robert E. Wahlers, CFRE, won the 2013 AFP Skystone Partners Prize for Research on Fundraising and Philanthropy. He also has contributed articles on planned giving to many professional publications, including Planned Giving Today, Planned Giving Mentor, Advanced Philanthropy and Planned Giving Tomorrow.

Sagrestano is a past board member of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning (PPP), the Gift Planning Council of New Jersey, and PPP of Greater Philadelphia. He also is a past editorial board member of the Journal of Gift Planning.

Don’t Miss Miami’s Jewish Community Study

Don’t Miss Miami’s Jewish Community Study

Don’t miss your last chance to participate in the Miami Jewish Community Study! The Miami-Dade Jewish Community Study is a once-a-decade study sponsored by the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and conducted by the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University in partnership with NORC at the University of Chicago. The study will provide vital information on the number and makeup of Jewish households in Miami-Dade County, as well as their attitudes and needs.

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Women Lead Federation

Women Lead Federation

For the first time in the history of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, two women assume the organization’s top leadership positions. Lily Serviansky will become Chair of the Board and Mojdeh Khaghan Danial will serve as General Campaign Chair, following their installation at Federation’s 86th Annual Meeting, on Thursday, May 30 at 5:30 p.m. at the Jungle Island Ballroom.

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Federation Participates in Collaborative Grant-Making

Federation Participates in Collaborative Grant-Making

Federation continues to prioritize the support of women and girls in the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attacks, this time, in partnership with 10 other nonprofit organizations through the Jewish Women’s Collective Response Fund.

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Volunteer to Chat With Ukrainians

Volunteer to Chat With Ukrainians

Make a difference in the lives of Ukrainians impacted by the ongoing conflict by volunteering to help improve their English through Connect for Good: Chat With Ukraine.

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