By donating appreciated non-cash assets  before the sale, you can significantly multiply your total giving.  At time of gift you can receive an immediate tax-deductions for the fair market value of your gift and reduce or even eliminate capital gains tax - more goes into the ministry and the money that would have gone to the government goes to your favorite charities.

Some of the best non-cash assets to give include real estate, closely-held business ownership, stocks, bonds, mutual funds or ETFs.

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In most cases, your financial advisor can help you get started with your giving strategy and help you consider how using your investments in that strategy might be meaningful.

Here's a video from our friends at National Christian Foundation or at their website ncfgiving.com.