Podcast appearances and mentions of kurt knoll

Help your supporters give for Kingdom Impact AND receive steady income payments for life!Listen as Barnabas Foundation's Cindi Riemersma, director of gift administration, and Kurt Knoll, director of member relations, unpack the process and benefits of lifetime giving options for supporters of your ministry."

What's the process for referring one of your supporters to Barnabas Foundation for assistance with a complex gift or planning support? In this broadcast, Steve Rottier, director of client services, and Kurt Knoll, director of member relations, break down each step of the referral process and discuss how your supporters can benefit from our planning services.

Did you know that Barnabas Foundation's Supporter Survey and Follow-Up Program can help your ministry identify the best leads while taking the burden out of the follow-up process? Listen as Kurt Knoll and Steve Rottier provide an in-depth overview of the program and share survey success stories you don't want to miss!

Listen as Kurt Knoll, Jack Strong and Steve Baker unpack some of the charitable implications and opportunities related to the new SECURE Act 2.0 and how this legislation can serve as a springboard for planned giving opportunities with your supporters.

What a wonderful year of blessings and opportunities! When it comes to working alongside members and serving your loyal supporters, there's so much to celebrate. Listen as Jim Bakke (executive director), Heather Day (director of marketing), and Kurt Knoll (director of member relations) reflect on the big wins of 2022 and offer a sneak peek of the exciting things in store for 2023.

Get to know your planners! Originally aired in January 2022, listen as Kurt Knoll and the Barnabas Foundation planning team discuss what happens in a planning meeting, best practices for referrals and why your planners are so passionate about this work.

Are you ready for the year-end fundraising flurry? Listen as Heather Day, director of marketing, walks through some of the most important messages your supporters need to hear in the final quarter, and how the Member Marketing Plan can help you. She and Kurt Knoll also cover non-cash gifts that continue to appeal to your donors in a time of recession.

Listen as Kurt Knoll and Jack Strong discuss how Jack's new role as Member Engagement Officer will help deepen the connection that our member ministries have with Barnabas Foundation and the services we provide.

Which supporters are most likely to make a planned gift to your ministry? Listen as Kurt Knoll, director of member relations, and Miya Graham, member associate, discuss the ins and outs of Barnabas Foundation's new Supporter Survey and Follow-Up program.

In this episode, Kurt Knoll, director of member relations, and Cindi Riemersma, client services administrator, discuss the ins and outs of a “Treasure Account” and all the benefits that it can have for your ministry. Through your membership with Barnabas Foundation, your ministry has access to a designated “Treasure Account” that allows you to accept and hold non-cash assets, such as appreciated stock, real estate, business interests and commodities. Listen to learn more! Connect with us at BarnabasFoundation.com and via Facebook and Twitter.

How can you effectively introduce and connect your donors with a planning attorney? What's the best way to follow-up after the meeting? Join Nerus McEwen, director of ministry advancement for Child Evangelism Fellowship, and Kurt Knoll as they discuss "Donor Referrals: Before and After." Connect with us at barnabasfoundation.com and via Facebook and Twitter.

What's in store for the days ahead? Jim Bakke, executive director, Kurt Knoll, director of member relations, and Heather Day, director of marketing, celebrate highlights from 2021, and preview some of the exciting things unfolding for members in 2022.

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are exploding in popularity because of the simplicity and convenience they offer donors. Barnabas Foundation's Kurt Knoll, director of investments and member relations, and Cindi Riemersma, client services administrator, discuss the ins and outs of this streamlined giving method.

Do you have appreciated stock or other securities that you've owned for at least a year? Adam Lopez, director of planning, and Kurt Knoll, director of member relations, discuss why marketable securities are a much more cost-effective giving option than cash.

Do you have appreciated stock or other securities that you've owned for at least a year? Adam Lopez, director of planning and Kurt Knoll, director of member relations discuss why marketable securities are a much more cost-effective giving option than cash.

​Amy Bakker Baty, director of planning and Kurt Knoll, director of member relations, discuss how if you are 70 ½ and older, you can make a sizeable gift from your individual retirement account (IRA) to ministry and reduce your taxable income.

Amy Bakker Baty, director of planning and Kurt Knoll, director of member relations discuss how if you are 70 ½ and older, you can make a sizeable gift from your individual retirement account (IRA) to ministry and reduce your taxable income.

Kurt Knoll, director of investments and member relations, and Steve Baker, J.D., senior estate planner for Barnabas Foundation, discuss "Beyond the Will" topics that frequently surface during planning sessions with your loyal supporters.

Invite your church to listen in as Barnabas Foundation's managing director of planning, Nathan Osborn, J.D. and Kurt Knoll, director of member services discuss some of the most common reasons that warrant an update to your will or trust. If you'd like to share video and audio recordings of this event with your members, direct them to this public page: https://www.barnabasfoundation.com/interactive.

The sun rises in the east. One plus one equals two. Kids are most thirsty at bedtime. Some things never change; you can count on them – always. Heather Day (director of marketing) and Kurt Knoll (director of member relations) discuss marketing certainties that have stood the test of time, and what this means for promoting planned gifts to your supporters.

Caught up in the crypto chatter? If you have supporters who would like to give your ministry bitcoin or other currency, your solution doesn't have to be cryptic. Barnabas Foundation makes it easy for you to promote and receive these increasingly popular, tax-wise gifts. Join Cindi Riemersma (client services administrator) and Kurt Knoll as they discuss the ins and outs of cryptocurrency gifts. They'll break down the giving process and show you how simple it can be to accept these meaningful contributions.

Do you have real estate you no longer need or care to manage? You can reduce your costs and headaches by giving all or part of it to ministry. Join Barnabas Foundation’s Steve Baker, J.D. (director of planning) and Kurt Knoll (director of member relations and investments) for practical tips on giving real estate to Kingdom causes.

Do your supporters have real estate they no longer need or care to manage? They can reduce their costs and headaches by giving all or part of it to ministry. In this session, Barnabas Foundation's Steve Baker, J.D. (director of planning) and Kurt Knoll (director of member relations and investments) offer helpful tips on giving real estate to Kingdom causes.

A thriving planned giving program begins with strong internal buy-in – including from your board, senior leaders and staff. In this training, Kurt Knoll, director of member relations, provides you the research and tactics you need to make sure everyone is on board for success.

It's been a year for the history books – and clearly, the best is yet to come! Join Heather Day and Kurt Knoll as they recap some of the surprising takeaways from 2020. They'll also offer a "sneak peek" at exciting initiatives you can expect to roll out to member ministries in the coming year.

In this conversation, Cindi Riemersma (client services administrator) and Kurt Knoll (director of member relations and investments) share how by gifting commodities – such as grains, soybeans, corn, fruits, nuts and even livestock – or equipment to ministry, you can achieve greater Kingdom impact and experience personal tax savings.

In this conversation, Cindi Riemersma (client services administrator) and Kurt Knoll (director of member relations and investments) share how by gifting commodities – such as grains, soybeans, corn, fruits, nuts and even livestock – or equipment to ministry, you can achieve greater Kingdom impact and experience personal tax savings.

Give more to ministry than you ever thought possible by gifting real estate or business interest! In this conversation, Kurt Knoll, (director of member relations and investments) and Cindi Riemersma (client services administrator) share how you can redirect a business or property you no longer need or want to manage toward Kingdom purposes, and experience significant tax benefits in return.

Give more to ministry than you ever thought possible by gifting real estate or business interest! In this conversation, Kurt Knoll, (director of member relations and investments) and Cindi Riemersma (client services administrator) share how you can redirect a business or property you no longer need or want to manage toward Kingdom purposes, and experience significant tax benefits in return.

If you are 70 ½ and older, you can make a sizeable gift from your individual retirement account (IRA) to ministry and reduce your taxable income. In this conversation, Cindi Riemersma (client services administrator) and Kurt Knoll (director of member relations and investments) share all the specifics of this simple and popular giving option.

If you are 70 ½ and older, you can make a sizeable gift from your individual retirement account (IRA) to ministry and reduce your taxable income. In this conversation, Cindi Riemersma (client services administrator) and Kurt Knoll (director of member relations and investments) share all the specifics of this simple and popular giving option.

Is it all working? In this video, Kurt Knoll, director of member relations, talks about how to measure the overall success of your planned giving program.

Good news! You’re not in this alone. In this video, Kurt Knoll, director of member relations, explains all of the networking and training opportunities available to you through your Barnabas Foundation membership.

What happens when your supporters seemingly go off script and start talking about their illnesses, griefs and losses, how they want to be laid to rest, and their worries about the people and world they’re leaving behind? Do you awkwardly change the subject, or do you ask questions and draw them deeper into the beating heart of their singular story? Kurt Knoll and Kimberley Pittman-Schulz, planned giving advisor with Michigan State University, discuss how to lovingly serve your donors, as they near their final days.

In this training, Sarah DeYoung, development specialist for Holland Home Foundation, shares how their 1892 Heritage Society operates, and how they pulled off a fun and unique luncheon their supporters won’t soon forget. This conversation with Kurt Knoll, director of member relations, originally took place as part of "Proven Strategies for Planned Giving" member conference held in Grand Rapids, Michigan on March 3, 2020.

What's keeping your planned giving program from achieving its full potential? Kurt Knoll and Jim Bakke, executive director, discuss the fears, distractions and day-to-day pressures that often get in the way. Come away from the conversation with practical advice about the steps you can immediately take to get things done.

This classic podcast from 2018 features Kurt Knoll, director of investments and member relations, and Travis Morrow, estate planner. They discuss what really happens when you refer a donor to Barnabas Foundation, answering questions like: • What are donors thinking about? • What questions are they asking? • What's discussed in those meetings? • What topics and concerns are covered in those meetings?

Are you set up to effectively steward some of the largest gifts your ministry will ever receive? Kurt Knoll and Cindi Riemersma explain the various types of estate gifts, and talk about practical ways to improve your program – from gift acceptance and administration to supporting and communicating with family.

Where does planned giving fit when “normal” is completely disrupted? In this Ask the Expert segment, Barnabas Foundation’s Jim Bakke, J.D. (executive director) and Kurt Knoll (director of member relations) will discuss proven fundraising strategies in times of uncertainty. They’ll also cover specific COVID-19 provisions of which you should be aware.

Barnabas Foundation is pleased to offer your supporters a new complimentary online resource to create their wills through FreeWill. Jim Bakke, J.D. and Kurt Knoll discuss important information you should know about FreeWill, and how to best roll out this service to a segment of your supporters.

Executive Director Jim Bakke and Kurt Knoll discuss the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and what it means for organizations like yours in the midst of Covid-19.

On January 1, 2020 the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act went into effect. Join Steve Baker, J.D., senior estate planner, and Kurt Knoll as they discuss the planning implications of this new legislation, as well as tax-wise giving opportunities you can continue to promote to your supporters.

Kurt Knoll and Cindi Riemersma discuss important details about IRAs, appreciated stock and other non-cash gifts your supporters are likely to give in November and December.

Kurt Knoll welcomes Dr. Russell James to discuss his research findings related to the importance of raising money from wealth (assets) rather than from disposable income (cash) for the long-term success of nonprofits.

In this podcast, Kurt Knoll, director of member relations, walks you through how to get started with your Barnabas Foundation membership. View Training Video.

What’s a planned gift and why does it matter to your ministry? Kurt Knoll, director of member relations, provides an overview of the three main types of planned gifts and how you can begin to introduce them to your supporters. View Training Video.

Learn from Cindi Rimersma and Kurt Knoll about the rationale and value of promoting CGAs as a powerful lifetime gifting opportunity Gain a greater understanding of how Barnabas Foundation can help support your ministry through the CGA program developed especially for members. To see a customizable marketing resource for promoting CGAs, click here.

Making big plans for ministry is always exciting! Figuring out how to fund them is not nearly as much fun. Barnabas Foundation's Phil Leo, church communications director, along with Kurt Knoll, director of member relations, share secrets from the nonprofit world for sustaining and expanding ministry.

How can you effectively introduce and connect your donors with a planning attorney? What's the best way to follow-up after the meeting? Join Nerus McEwen, director of ministry advancement for Child Evangelism Fellowship, and Kurt Knoll as they discuss "Donor Referrals: Before and After." Connect with us at barnabasfoundation.com and via Facebook and Twitter.

Kurt Knoll, director of investments and member relations, and Steve Baker, J.D., senior estate planner for Barnabas Foundation, discuss "Beyond the Will" topics that frequently surface during planning sessions with your loyal supporters. Connect with us at barnabasfoundation.com and via Facebook and Twitter.

Kurt Knoll, director of member relations and investments, and Heather Day, director of marketing, present Barnabas Foundation's new Legacy Society Starter Kit. This exclusive member-only resource includes a how-to-handbook and a variety of resources for launching and maintaining your legacy society. Connect with us at barnabasfoundation.com and via Facebook and Twitter.