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Featured Resources
2025 Mid-Iowa Planned Giving Council Annual Conference
2025 Mid-Iowa Planned Giving Council Annual Conference
2025 Mid-Iowa Planned Giving Council Annual Conference
Check out the 2025 Mid-Iowa Planned Giving Council Fall Conference on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden! Full schedule with start and end time will be available soon.
Continuing Education Credits
The conference will be applying for CEU credits. More details will be available soon.
Hotel Accommodations
The conference will be held at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. Registrants in need of overnight accommodations are responsible for their own hotel reservations.
Data Shows Advisors Don't Get Philanthropy
2025 Mid-Iowa Planned Giving Council Annual Conference
2025 Mid-Iowa Planned Giving Council Annual Conference
A Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) survey of more than 200 independent financial advisors, wealth managers and planners found that just one in 20 advisors (5%) felt “very confident” discussing philanthropy with clients -- much less advising them on it.
From what I’ve seen throughout my career, advisors don't talk about philanthropy because they don't know how to talk about it, and they don't know anything about it because they don’t know where to turn for advice.
Read more on how financial advisors can address this challenge and more!
Fundamentals
Planning for Gift Planning in a Campaign
Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative: Advisor's Corner
3 Strategies to Catapult Your Planned Giving Program
3 Strategies to Catapult Your Planned Giving Program
Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative: Advisor's Corner
3 Strategies to Catapult Your Planned Giving Program
Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative: Advisor's Corner
Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative: Advisor's Corner
Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative: Advisor's Corner
4 Tips for Recruiting Donors to Your Planned Giving Program
Charitable Beneficiary IRA Distribution Resource Center (RIFT Project)
Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative: Advisor's Corner
Charitable Beneficiary IRA Distribution Resource Center (RIFT Project)
Charitable Beneficiary IRA Distribution Resource Center (RIFT Project)
Charitable Beneficiary IRA Distribution Resource Center (RIFT Project)
Getting Over The “Ick” Factor in Planned Giving Conversations
Charitable Beneficiary IRA Distribution Resource Center (RIFT Project)
Charitable Beneficiary IRA Distribution Resource Center (RIFT Project)
An uneasy fundraiser's plan for planned giving
Raising Major Gifts Takes Accountability: 3 Ways to Stay on Track
Raising Major Gifts Takes Accountability: 3 Ways to Stay on Track
Raising Major Gifts Takes Accountability: 3 Ways to Stay on Track
Raising Major Gifts Takes Accountability: 3 Ways to Stay on Track
Raising Major Gifts Takes Accountability: 3 Ways to Stay on Track
How to (Re)Launch Your Planned Giving Program
Raising Major Gifts Takes Accountability: 3 Ways to Stay on Track
Are You Ready to Start a Planned Giving Program
Are You Ready to Start a Planned Giving Program
How to Start a Successful Planned Giving Program
Are You Ready to Start a Planned Giving Program
Planned Giving Toolkit
How to Start a Successful Planned Giving Program
How to Start a Successful Planned Giving Program
How to Start a Successful Planned Giving Program
How to Start a Successful Planned Giving Program
How to Start a Successful Planned Giving Program
Financial Planning
Data Shows Advisors Don’t Get Philanthropy It’s time to get educated before it’s too late.
Data Shows Advisors Don’t Get Philanthropy It’s time to get educated before it’s too late.
Data Shows Advisors Don’t Get Philanthropy It’s time to get educated before it’s too late.
Charitable Remainder Trusts: A Retrospective with an Eye to the Future
Data Shows Advisors Don’t Get Philanthropy It’s time to get educated before it’s too late.
Data Shows Advisors Don’t Get Philanthropy It’s time to get educated before it’s too late.
How AI is Assisting Advisors in Providing Estate Planning Insights
Data Shows Advisors Don’t Get Philanthropy It’s time to get educated before it’s too late.
How AI is Assisting Advisors in Providing Estate Planning Insights
Data Shows Advisors Don’t Get Philanthropy
Philanthropic Planning: How a Focus on Philanthropy Can Help Grow an Advisory Practice – Key Takeawa
How AI is Assisting Advisors in Providing Estate Planning Insights
Philanthropic Planning: How a Focus on Philanthropy Can Help Grow an Advisory Practice – Key Takeawa
Philanthropic Planning: How a Focus on Philanthropy Can Help Grow an Advisory Practice – Key Takeawa
Philanthropic Planning: How a Focus on Philanthropy Can Help Grow an Advisory Practice – Key Takeawa
Study finds next-generation investors are seeking financial advisor guidance on charitable planning
Philanthropic Planning: How a Focus on Philanthropy Can Help Grow an Advisory Practice – Key Takeawa
Philanthropic Planning: How a Focus on Philanthropy Can Help Grow an Advisory Practice – Key Takeawa
Allocating Retirement Assets to Philanthropy
You're a Financial Planner...Now What? The Financial Power of Philanthropy
The Five Key Financial Planning Trends That Will Impact Giving
The Five Key Financial Planning Trends That Will Impact Giving
You're a Financial Planner...Now What? The Financial Power of Philanthropy
The Five Key Financial Planning Trends That Will Impact Giving
You're a Financial Planner...Now What? The Financial Power of Philanthropy
You're a Financial Planner...Now What? The Financial Power of Philanthropy
You're a Financial Planner...Now What? The Financial Power of Philanthropy
Charitable Lead Trusts: Not Just for the Super-Rich
Charitable Lead Trusts: Not Just for the Super-Rich
You're a Financial Planner...Now What? The Financial Power of Philanthropy
How I Plan to Raise $10B for Charity
Charitable Lead Trusts: Not Just for the Super-Rich
How I Plan to Raise $10B for Charity
Strategic Planning
Demystify Your Planned Giving (Fundraising Strategy)
Strategic Philanthropy: Differentiating Between Planned Giving and Charitable Gift Planning
Strategic Philanthropy: Differentiating Between Planned Giving and Charitable Gift Planning
Strategic Philanthropy: Differentiating Between Planned Giving and Charitable Gift Planning
Strategic Philanthropy: Differentiating Between Planned Giving and Charitable Gift Planning
Strategic Philanthropy: Differentiating Between Planned Giving and Charitable Gift Planning
Emerging Trends in Planned Giving: What Every Fundraiser Should Know
Strategic Philanthropy: Differentiating Between Planned Giving and Charitable Gift Planning
Emerging Trends in Planned Giving: What Every Fundraiser Should Know
Webinar: 3 massive trends affecting planned giving in 2024
Giving USA 2024: Inside the Numbers - Plus a Look Back and a Look Ahead
Emerging Trends in Planned Giving: What Every Fundraiser Should Know
Giving USA 2024: Inside the Numbers - Plus a Look Back and a Look Ahead
Giving USA 2024: Inside the Numbers - Plus a Look Back and a Look Ahead
Giving USA 2024: Inside the Numbers - Plus a Look Back and a Look Ahead
Creating Strategic Plans and Goals for Every Major Donor
Giving USA 2024: Inside the Numbers - Plus a Look Back and a Look Ahead
Giving USA 2024: Inside the Numbers - Plus a Look Back and a Look Ahead
Planned Giving Strategies for Endowments & Foundations
Planned Giving Strategies for Endowments & Foundations
Planned Giving Strategies for Endowments & Foundations
The Future of Planned Giving
Planned Giving Strategies for Endowments & Foundations
Planned Giving Strategies for Endowments & Foundations
Conversations
3 Ways Major Gift Fundraisers Can Talk About Legacy Giving Without Reminding Donors About Death
3 Ways Major Gift Fundraisers Can Talk About Legacy Giving Without Reminding Donors About Death
3 Ways Major Gift Fundraisers Can Talk About Legacy Giving Without Reminding Donors About Death
Are you 85? I didn’t think so …
3 Ways Major Gift Fundraisers Can Talk About Legacy Giving Without Reminding Donors About Death
3 Ways Major Gift Fundraisers Can Talk About Legacy Giving Without Reminding Donors About Death
Inspire Your Donors to Create Legacy Gifts: Earn Their Hearts and Their Support
3 Ways Major Gift Fundraisers Can Talk About Legacy Giving Without Reminding Donors About Death
Inspire Your Donors to Create Legacy Gifts: Earn Their Hearts and Their Support
The Stanford PACS Philanthropy Toolkit
Inspiring the Next Generation: How to Engage Millennials and Gen Z in Planned Giving
Inspire Your Donors to Create Legacy Gifts: Earn Their Hearts and Their Support
Inspiring the Next Generation: How to Engage Millennials and Gen Z in Planned Giving
Inspiring the Next Generation: How to Engage Millennials and Gen Z in Planned Giving
Inspiring the Next Generation: How to Engage Millennials and Gen Z in Planned Giving
Reshape the Planned Giving Conversation
Inspiring the Next Generation: How to Engage Millennials and Gen Z in Planned Giving
Inspiring the Next Generation: How to Engage Millennials and Gen Z in Planned Giving
The Socratic Fundraiser: Using Questions to Advance the Donor’s Story
4 Helpful Bequest Appeals Inspired by Behavioral Science and Approved by Donors
4 Helpful Bequest Appeals Inspired by Behavioral Science and Approved by Donors
4 Helpful Bequest Appeals Inspired by Behavioral Science and Approved by Donors
4 Helpful Bequest Appeals Inspired by Behavioral Science and Approved by Donors
4 Helpful Bequest Appeals Inspired by Behavioral Science and Approved by Donors
The Epic Fundraiser: Myth, psychology, and the universal hero story
4 Helpful Bequest Appeals Inspired by Behavioral Science and Approved by Donors
The Epic Fundraiser: Myth, psychology, and the universal hero story
Inside the Mind of the Bequest Donor
How to talk about death with your donors: 3 nonprofits' strategies
The Epic Fundraiser: Myth, psychology, and the universal hero story
Creating Strategic Plans and Goals for Every Major Donor
How to talk about death with your donors: 3 nonprofits' strategies
How to talk about death with your donors: 3 nonprofits' strategies
How to talk about death with your donors: 3 nonprofits' strategies
How to talk about death with your donors: 3 nonprofits' strategies
How to talk about death with your donors: 3 nonprofits' strategies
Marketing and Promotion
How the Right Marketing Strategies Can Enhance Your Planned Giving Program
How the Right Marketing Strategies Can Enhance Your Planned Giving Program
How the Right Marketing Strategies Can Enhance Your Planned Giving Program
Level-Up Your Fundraising, Planned Giving
How the Right Marketing Strategies Can Enhance Your Planned Giving Program
How the Right Marketing Strategies Can Enhance Your Planned Giving Program
Planned Giving Marketing: 11 Transformative Tips & Strategies
How the Right Marketing Strategies Can Enhance Your Planned Giving Program
Your Donor Population Is Aging: 13 Tips To Engage Older Donors & Encourage Planned Giving
Your Donor Population Is Aging: 13 Tips To Engage Older Donors & Encourage Planned Giving
Your Donor Population Is Aging: 13 Tips To Engage Older Donors & Encourage Planned Giving
Your Donor Population Is Aging: 13 Tips To Engage Older Donors & Encourage Planned Giving
The Name is the Game: Memberships and Named Gift Opportunities
Your Donor Population Is Aging: 13 Tips To Engage Older Donors & Encourage Planned Giving
The Name is the Game: Memberships and Named Gift Opportunities
5 Ways Your Nonprofit Website Can Promote Planned Giving
Your Donor Population Is Aging: 13 Tips To Engage Older Donors & Encourage Planned Giving
The Name is the Game: Memberships and Named Gift Opportunities
Demystifying Planned Giving Marketing: Secrets for Success
Demystifying Planned Giving Marketing: Secrets for Success
Demystifying Planned Giving Marketing: Secrets for Success
How to Add Legacy Giving to Year-End Appeals
Demystifying Planned Giving Marketing: Secrets for Success
Demystifying Planned Giving Marketing: Secrets for Success
12-Month Planned Giving Marketing Plan
Demystifying Planned Giving Marketing: Secrets for Success
Transparent Reputations and Nonprofit Organizations
Transparent Reputations and Nonprofit Organizations
Transparent Reputations and Nonprofit Organizations
Transparent Reputations and Nonprofit Organizations
Additional Resource Centers
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