Past Meetings
July 14, 2010
Location
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Program
Elder Law: A Primer for Gift Planners - Live Virtual Seminar
Speakers
Kate White & Amy L. Tripp
May 13, 2010
Location
Calvin College’s Prince Conference Center
Program
eMarketing & New Decade Donors
Speakers
Tyler Bacon
March 17, 2010
Location
Prince Conference Center, Calvin College
Program
Bequest Boot Camp--Ten Exercises to Strengthen Your Bequest
Speakers
Karen Gallardo, Senior Director of Gift Planning and
Major Gifts for the AARP Foundation
January 26, 2010
Location
Prince Conference Center - Calvin College
Program
Gift Planning Opportunities in the New Environment & Annual Meeting
Speakers
Marc Carmichael of R&R Newkirk
December 03, 2009
Location
Prince Conference Center - Calvin College
Program
"The News from Lansing and Washington: Michigan's New Trust Code and The Latest on the Federal Estate Tax System."
Speakers
Tom Kyros & Chris Caldwell, Attorney's With Varnum
September 09, 2009
Location
Hope College’s Haworth Conference Center
Program
Title: "Metrics - Designing a System to Promote Performance with Constituents. Roundtable discussion to follow."
Speakers
Doug Mason of
Gonser, Gerber, Tinker, Stuhr
August 27, 2009
Location
Prince Conference Center, Calvin College
Program
“What’s the Risk…of Accepting and Managing Life Insurance Policies as Gifts?” - Association of Fundraising Professionals-West Michigan Chapter
Speakers
Bill Boersma
May 21, 2009
Location
Prince Conference Center - Calvin College
Program
Discovering the Secret Giver: Ground-Breaking Research on the Behavior of Planned Givers in America
Speakers
Larry Stelter, President & CEO, The Stelter Company
March 18, 2009
Location
Calvin College Prince Conference Center - 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Program
Kitchen Table Philanthropy: Simplifying the Choices for Generational Philanthropy (NCPG Virtual Seminar)
Speakers
Kathryn Miree is the president and primary consultant for Kathryn W. Miree & Associates, Inc., in Birmingham, Alabama.
January 27, 2009
Location
Calvin College's Prince Conference Center - Grand Rapids, MI
Program
Charitable Estate Planning in the New Tax Enviroment - Especially with Retirement Assets
Speakers
Christopher Hoyt, Professor of Law at the University of Missouri Kansas City) School of Law.
December 09, 2008
Location
Prince Conference Center - Calvin College
Program
Making an Artful Ask
Speakers
Marcy Heim
September 16, 2008
Location
M-TEC at Kalamazoo Community College
Program
Advanced Gift Planning & Case Studies
Speakers
Jeffrey Lydenberg, Attorney and Vice President with PG Calc Incorporated
June 20, 2008
Program
Realistic Expectations for Planned Giving Success - Handouts
Speakers
Robert F. Sharpe, Jr.
May 21, 2008
Location
Calvin College’s DeVos Communications Center, Located next to the Prince Conference Center
Program
Realistic Expectations for Planned Giving Success
Speakers
Robert F. Sharpe, Jr.
April 21, 2008
Location
Prince Conference Center - April 21,22,23
Program
Planned Giving - Getting the Proper Start / Indiana University's Certificate in Fundraising Management
February 05, 2008
Location
Calvin College's Prince Conference Center
Program
2008 Annual Meeting featuring "Empowering Philanthropy" with Kathy Agard, Dorothy A. Johnson Center, and "Best Practices" Roundtables
November 20, 2007
Location
Prince Conference Center, Grand Rapids, www.princecc.com
Program
Planned Giving Marketing in the "New Economy"
Speakers
Featured speaker Viken Mikaelian with Virtual Giving.
July 18, 2007
Location
Prince Conference Center, Grand Rapids
Program
How to Talk to Prospects
Speakers
Virtual Seminar with Pam Davidson and Jim Gillespie.
May 24, 2007
Location
Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids
Program
What Charitable Organizations Must Do Now to Maximize Current and Future Gifts
Speakers
The nationally renowned Pam Davidson
January 30, 2007
Location
Calvin College, Prince Conference Center, Grand Rapids, MI
Program
"Planned Giving Essentials" with Amy Bakker Baty, J.D., Barnabas Foundation
"Helping the Prospective Donor Consider Their Overall Estate Distribution" with Mark Periard, J.D., Warner Norcross & Judd
"Impact of the Pension Protectio
Speakers
Amy Bakker Baty, Mark Periard, and Tom Kyros
November 15, 2006
Location
Calvin College Prince Conference Center
Grand Rapids, MI
Program
Charitable Gift Annuities: Should Everyone Be Offering Them? (Local Seminar)
Is Your Gift Annuity Program Healthy or Sick? Diagnosing and Treating Gift Annuity Risk (Virtual Seminar)
Speakers
Gary Pforzheimer
August 22, 2006
Location
Maas Center, Hope College. Located at the corner of Columbia Avenue and 12th Streets, Holland.
Program
Getting Back to Planned Giving Basics….What Every Non-Profit Should Be Doing
March 15, 2006
Location
Calvin College's Prince Conference Center
Grand Rapids, MI
Program
Complex Charitable Real Estate Gifts: Issues and Solutions
January 24, 2006
Location
Calvin College's Prince Conference Center
Grand Rapids, MI
Program
Charitable Trusts and "What's Wrong With This Gift?" Panel Discussion
Speakers
Pamela Tyler