{"id":13817,"date":"2026-05-19T10:59:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/?p=13817"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:09:57","slug":"lunch-learn-tax-advantaged-giving-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/2026\/05\/19\/lunch-learn-tax-advantaged-giving-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunch &amp; Learn: Tax-Advantaged Giving Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #592c88\">Lunch and Learn:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #592c88\">Tax-Advantaged Giving Strategies<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\ud83d\uddd3 Tuesday, May 26, 2026 | \u23f0 11:30 am EST<\/p>\n<p>Join Western Carolina University for a free upcoming webinar on tax advantaged giving, featuring two accomplished Catamount alumni who specialize in helping individuals make informed, intentional financial decisions.<\/p>\n<p>This engaging session will explore charitable giving strategies that can be especially meaningful as we plan ahead and approaches that align personal financial goals with long term impact. Whether you are actively reviewing your plans or simply curious about your options, this conversation is designed to be accessible, practical, and informative.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcu.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_Zq6pUC3oSEyXy780flHrgw?utm_source=brevo&amp;utm_campaign=Tax%20Advantaged%20Giving%20Webinar%201&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_id=556#\/registration\"><span style=\"color: #592c88\">CLICK HERE TO REGISTER &amp; ADD TO CALENDAR<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019ll hear from:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13819 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2026\/05\/andrew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"188\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #592c88\">Andrew Birkmire \u201919, CFP\u00ae<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #592c88\"><em>Wealth Advisor and Principal at 55 North Private Wealth<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nAndrew brings a disciplined, straightforward approach to financial planning, with experience across investing, tax strategy, and long term planning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13818 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2026\/05\/donna.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"224\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #592c88\"><strong>Donna Winbon \u201980<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #592c88\"><em>Financial Advisor and Limited Partner, Edward Jones<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span>A longtime leader and supporter of WCU, Donna offers decades of experience helping individuals and families plan with purpose and confidence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We hope you\u2019ll join for this thoughtful conversation and learn how strategic giving can support both your values and your vision for the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lunch and Learn: Tax-Advantaged Giving Strategies \ud83d\uddd3 Tuesday, May 26, 2026 | \u23f0 11:30 am EST Join Western Carolina University for a free upcoming webinar on tax advantaged giving, featuring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3298,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-university-information"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3298"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13817"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13825,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13817\/revisions\/13825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}