Past Meetings
May 14, 2013
Location
Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University 201 Front Ave SW Suite 230 Grand Rapids, MI
Program
Top Five Countdown: Best Gift Vehicles for 2013 & Pitfalls to Avoid
Speakers
Aaron DeVos, Wendy Parr Holtvluwer, Thomas G. Kyros, Rachel P. Mraz,
Shaun Shira
February 28, 2013
Location
Prince Conference Center Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI
Program
How Changing Generational Cohorts Created the Need for Philanthropic Planning
Speakers
Brian Sagrestano, JD, CFRE
December 12, 2012
Location
Prince Conference Center - Calvin College
Program
Déjà vu all over again: Only Different
Speakers
Christopher J. Caldwell
September 19, 2012
Location
M-Tec Center, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI
Program
"Get out the door, go see donors, keep it simple!"
Speakers
Joe Tumolo, Vice President of Sales for Virtual Giving & The Planned Giving Co.
July 18, 2012
Location
Grand Rapids Community Foundation Building - 185 Oakes St SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Program
Donor Relations When Legal Capacity Becomes an Issue - Partnership for Philanthropic Planning - Live Webinar
Speakers
Laura Hansen Dean
Executive Director of Gift Planning
University of Texas
May 22, 2012
Location
Prince Conference Center - Calvin College
Program
It's ALL Philanthropy! Ideas and Strategies with Old Friends.
Speakers
Christopher L. Kelly
Vice President/Senior Philanthropic Advisor
Comerica Charitable Services Group
March 14, 2012
Location
Grand Rapids Community Foundation - 185 Oakes St SW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 - for more information contact Keith Meyering at kmeyering@bethany.org
Program
Webinar - "How to Manage Volunteers in the Gift Planning Program"
Speakers
Steven Rosenblum, Director of Planned Gifts, St. Louis Zoo
January 12, 2012
Location
Prince Conference Center - Calvin College - Grand Rapids, MI
Program
Women and Philanthropy: Unique Opportunities for Charitable Giving
Speakers
Lynne Marie Kohm J.D.
December 01, 2011
Location
Calvin College’s Prince Conference Center 1800 East Beltline SE Grand Rapids, MI 49546-5951 Directions: www.princecc.com
Program
Long Term Estate Planning in a Short Term World
Speakers
Chris Caldwell & Tom Kyros
September 27, 2011
Location
Hope College - Haworth Center
Program
Charitable Gift Planning - The Roadmap to Success
Speakers
Heidi Jark - Vice President & Manager
The Foundation Office at Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Bank
September 16, 2011
Location
Grand Rapids - Calvin College, Prince Conference Center
Program
Development Audit Process - two part presentation-AFP West Michigan Chapter
Speakers
Guy Mallabone
July 13, 2011
Location
Grand Rapids Community Foundation - 185 Oakes Street SW Grand Rapids, MI
Program
Structuring and Funding Life-Income Gifts with Retirement Plan Assets
Speakers
Tim Prosser
June 09, 2011
Location
W.K. Kellogg Foundation One Michigan Avenue East Battle Creek, MI 49017
Program
Interpersonal Communication for Fundraising-An Indiana University Fundraising School Course
Speakers
Carole Pence
June 02, 2011
Location
Kalamazoo - Western Michigan University, Fetzer Center
Program
Major Gifts Showcase-AFP West Michigan Chapter
Speakers
Deb Minton (Major Gifts for Major Effect) & John Greenhoe (Warming the 'Cold' Call: Major Gift Prospect Identification and Qualification Strategies)
June 02, 2011
Location
The Fairlane Club, Dearborn MI
Program
Leave A Legacy Southeast Michigan Development Day
May 25, 2011
Location
Calvin College’s Prince Conference Center
Program
120 Years of Gift Planning Experience: WMPGG Presidents Share Tales from the Road
Speakers
Ann Fergemann
Vice President, Donor Relations
Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Todd Jacobs
Director of Planned Giving
Ferris State University
Tom Kyros
Partner
Varnum Law
Sally VanderPloeg
Director of Planned & Major Gifts
Calvin College
Daryl Vogel
Vice President of Advancement
Inner City Christian Federation
Scott Wolterink
Vice President for College Advancement
Hope College
Marilyn Zack
Vice President of Development
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
April 28, 2011
Location
Western Michigan University, Fetzer Center
Program
Fire Up Your Board For Fundraising: Turn Their Passion into Action-AFP West Michigan Chapter
Speakers
Gail Perry
March 16, 2011
Location
Prince Conference Center Calvin College
Program
Motivating Your Donor Base: The Science (and Art) of Planned Gift Marketing - Live Virtual Seminar
Speakers
Anne Melvin - Deputy Director of Gift Planning
Harvard University
Panel discussion following
January 20, 2011
Location
Calvin College Prince Conference Center
Program
Tax Planning Aspects of Charitable Giving
Speakers
Carlyn McCaffrey
November 17, 2010
Location
Prince Conference Center - Calvin College
Program
You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows
Speakers
Craig C. Wruck
September 22, 2010
Location
M-Tec Center at The Groves, KVCC 7107 Elm Valley Drive Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Program
Gifts That Weather Every Economic Environment
Speakers
Pamela Jones Davidson, J.D.
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