Mid-America Charitable Gift Planners

Advocacy plays an important role in the Gift Planning industry. Join MACGP for the April 11 Breakfast Program as we welcome Mike Bell, a member of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP) Board of Directors and the 2025 Chair of the Government Relations & Advocacy Committee, as our presentor. Mike will share how CGP is driving the future of charitable giving through its bold strategic plan and powerful advocacy initiatives. Learn how CGP’s Strategic Priorities—Building Awareness and Increasing Influence, Defining and Developing Competence, and Creating a Supportive Environment—are elevating the practice of charitable gift planning. Discover CGP’s role in convening the national Community Impact Coalition, hear updates on key policy priorities and the fight to protect charitable tax incentives, and learn how YOU can play a role in advancing philanthropy as a Gift Planner. Register today! https://lnkd.in/gkpwNB4C

MACGP is so grateful to our sponsors that have already confirmed their 2025 support. Would you like to join them? Learn more about how to become a sponsor or sign up today at https://lnkd.in/giFX-CCF A special thanks to our National Conference Sponsors: Pamela Miller MBA CFRE and Michael Cummings, our Platinum & Building Blocks Sponors: Washburn University Alumni Association and Foundation, UMB Bank, UMKC Foundation, and our Platinum Sponsors: Children's Mercy Kansas City, Jim Cole and Linda J. Cole, Lathrop GPM LLP, M&C, and KU Endowment.

There is still time to register for this Friday's breakfast program: National CGP Conference in a Nutshell, featuring Anita Smith from Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas. Sign up today to learn from Anita and network with fellow gift planners in Kansas City! https://lnkd.in/ggAnUpGs

Register today for MACGP's March Breakfast Program at https://midamericacgp.org. Anita Smith of Catholic Charities of NE Kansas will be presenting about the National CGP Conference.

Thank you Russell James, J.D., Ph.D., CFP? for an informative and thought-provoking presentation during MACGP's February program. MACGP always loves welcoming a fellow Kansas Citian "back home" to present! #legacygifts #giftplanning #brainscience

MACGP is thrilled to announce Jackie Feeney, United Way of Greater Kansas City, and Katie Lord, Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City, as the 2025 Building Blocks Conference Co-Chairs. Mark your calendars now for Friday, September 12 at the Kauffman Foundation for Building Blocks - a day of learning, inspiration, and networking for gift planning professionals. Registration will open in the spring, but sponsorships for Building Blocks are available now at https://lnkd.in/gvPi5sWN

Getting new legacy society members is great,?but the data shows that a “count it and forget it” approach won’t work. So, what comes next? Join us February 14 at 8 am for MACGP's Virtual progam featuring Russell James, JD, PhD, CFP, chaired professor in the Texas Tech University School of Financial Planning. Dr. James' presentation will include: practical strategies to keep gift plans in place, how to make the gifts dramatically larger, and exploring options to convert these legacy plans into lifetime gifts. Register today at https://lnkd.in/gdH9MWaj

MACGP relies on annual sponsors to provide top-tier educational opportunities for members and guests. Consider becoming a 2025 sponsor and support the gift planning professionals that help create lasting legacies for Kansas City and beyond. Visit midamericacgp.org/sponsor to learn more. A special thanks to our past sponsors: Pamela Miller MBA CFRE, Michael Cummings, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Jim Cole, Commerce Bank & Trust Company, Lathrop GPM LLP, M&C, Spencer Fane LLP, UMKC Foundation, Forvis Mazars US, Washburn University Alumni Association and Foundation, Heart to Heart International, Starlight, Crescendo Interactive, Inc., Children International, University of Central Missouri, Truman Heartland Community Foundation, Wayside Waifs, Karolyn Dreiling, John Goodwin, Jane Lampo, Jennifer W., Doug Anderson, CAP?, CFRE, Shelly Doucet, Cynthia Randazzo, Stacey Winkelbauer, and so many more!

Sending our congratulations to the new board members from Kansas City!

Getting new legacy society members is great,?but the data shows that a “count it and forget it” approach won’t work. So, what comes next? Join us February 14 at 8 am for MACGP's Virtual progam featuring Russell James, JD, PhD, CFP, chaired professor in the Texas Tech University School of Financial Planning. Dr. James' presentation will include: practical strategies to keep gift plans in place, how to make the gifts dramatically larger, and exploring options to convert these legacy plans into lifetime gifts. Register today at https://lnkd.in/gdH9MWaj