Carolina Scipioni Endowment and Planned Giving Program Manager As soon as my husband and I had our first child 16 years ago, we knew we needed to document our estate plan and make arrangements for guardianship should something happen to both of us. Our daughter was...
What is the role of a financial or legal advisor in their clients’ philanthropic decisions? What is the context in which advisors are having these conversations in the Silicon Valley? Kia Sullivan, Vice President and Senior Philanthropic Advisor at Wells Fargo...
Marie Galetto-Dugoni Marketing & Grants Program Manager My grandmother Teresa Machado was a planner. She loved organizing events and hosting people in her home. When my mom went to her high school Senior Ball, my grandma not only made a multi-course dinner for my...
By Carolina Scipioni It is commonly understood that life insurance provides for the financial well-being of loved ones upon death. Perhaps less obvious is the fact that this same principle can be used to benefit those organizations that we support during our lives and...
by Marie Galetto-Dugoni When Bishop McGrath arrived in 1998 at coadjutor bishop, we had a Mass of welcome. In his homily, he said, “It is my promise and pledge to you that in all things and above all things I will open my life to the transforming love of God, in order...
By Mary Quilici Aumack Executive Director A few weeks ago I attended the memorial Mass for Sister Joan Panella, SNDdeN. Sister Joan was a friend who was also my high school English teacher and college counselor at Notre Dame High School in San Jose. When friends and...
