Upcoming Programs

2021 Program Dates

In looking ahead to the fall, please know that NCGPC is committed to delivering high-quality educational programs. Due to COVID-19 and social distancing protocols, the NCGPC Board of Directors has voted to keep the programs virtual through the fall of 2021.

NCGPC will be sharing more updates on dates and times as soon as the schedule has been finalized. Stay tuned! You will continue to hear from NCGPC regularly as updates are available. Importantly, we want to continue to hear from you! If you have ideas or feedback, or would like to help with our DEI Task Force or be involved in a different capacity, please contact us.

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Robert F. Sharpe, Jr.

The Pandemic and Philanthropy - What have we learned and where do we go from here?
Speaker: Robert F. Sharpe, Jr., CEO, Encore
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

It has been well over a year since the world began to grapple with the global COVID-19 pandemic. Now that widespread vaccination campaigns are underway and numbers of cases and deaths are declining in many areas of the country, the nonprofit sector is beginning to look to the future.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Stephanie C. Buckley, CAP®

Mark Speltz

Using the Past to Guide Your Donor's Philanthropic Legacy
Speakers: Stephanie C. Buckley, CAP®, Philanthropic Services National Leader, Wells Fargo Private Bank / Philanthropic Services
Mark Speltz, Senior Historian & Vice President at Wells Fargo Family & Business History Center
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Best Practices for an Emerging Gift Planning Program and How to Reinvigorate a Long-Standing One
Speaker: Carlo Laurore, CFP®, CHFC®, CLU®, RICP®, CFRE, Senior Philanthropic Manager at Boy Scouts of America, Office of Development
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Carl A. Wayne, J.D.

Tax Policy, Philanthropy and Structural Racism
Speaker: Carl A. Wayne, J.D., Senior Advisor, Charitable Estate Planning, American Heart Association
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

The COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020 and much of the racial reckoning we experienced brought a heightned awarness to many of the ineqities in American society. Within this context, the above issues of structural racism, tax policy and philanthropy are complicated.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Cryptocurrency and Philanthropy
Speaker: Giving Blocks

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Gift Acceptance Policies — Why, What & How?
Speaker: Jonathan Ackerman

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Ruth M. Madrigal

2022 Updates to Tax and Tax Policy related to Charities and Donors
Speaker: Ruth M. Madrigal, Principal in-Charge, Exempt Organizations, KPMG LLP

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Estate and Charitable Planning Considerations for Modern Families
Speaker: Nick Burkholder

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Monthly Education Program — TBD
NCGPC — Annual Business Meeting

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