Welcome From Our President 2024
Welcome to MACGP. What an honor it is for me to serve this important and impactful organization this year as President. Now in my 30th year of my career, I still feel I have so much to learn and I’m looking forward to a year full of learning through MACGP – with you! My promise to you as 2024 President, is the MACGP Board of Directors will work together to bring you a year of creation, collaboration, and connection.
– Creating legacies – No matter your job title, MACGP is here to support your learning and understanding of planned giving so you can create legacies for your clients and donors that will truly live on in perpetuity.
– Collaboration – I invite you to join a MACGP Committee this year and lend your time and talents. MACGP is well-known for our educational programs and events. We can’t fulfill that mission without your involvement on a committee. Plus, committee work is often where lasting friendships are made!
– Connection – I believe we are all seeking connection in our lives. I encourage you to connect with your fellow MACGP members at monthly breakfast meetings, educational programs, and through our summer and winter socials. For me, life is so much richer because of the people I meet along the journey.
Founded 36 years ago, MACGP is even more relevant today as it was then. I want to take a moment to thank our MACGP sponsors, Board Members, Committee Members, Past Presidents, and Members. You and your efforts are what make MACGP the special organization it is.
With a Grateful Heart,
Robin Rowland
2024 President, MACGP
Upcoming Events
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November 8 – Demystifying Foundations with Carrie Stewart, Charitable Trusts & Foundations at Commerce Bank Registration
December 11 – Winter Social at The National WWI Museum and Memorial Registration
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Demystifying Foundations
Friday, November 8 · 7:30 – 9am
Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
4801 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO 64110
Discover foundation types, structures, and priorities, plus insights on how they evolve over time. Ideal for navigating grants and funding.
From family, health conversion, public, and private foundations, you will learn out the typical structures, priorities, and how foundations may – or may not – change over time.
Agenda
7:30 AM – Breakfast and Networking
7:55 AM – Announcements and Introductions
8:05 AM – Program Begins
Our Presenter: Carrie Stewart, Assistant Director and Program Officer at Charitable Trusts & Foundations at Commerce Bank
Carrie grew up in Kansas City, and began a 20+ year career at Commerce Bank after receiving her Bachelor of Sciences in Business Administration degree at Truman State University. She was a senior advisor and relationship manager at Commerce Trust, providing fiduciary and trust administrative services to foundations and endowments. In 2014, Carrie joined the Charitable Trusts & Foundations department, where she helps to oversee discretionary grantmaking for several private foundations and charitable trusts. She also actively manages a portfolio of grants and intentionally cultivates strong relationships with local non-profits. Carrie is a graduate of ABA National Graduate Trust School and Southeastern Trust School at Campbell University. Carrie achieved, though does not actively hold, the designations of Certified Trust Financial Advisor (CTFA) and Charted Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP). She is a former board member of MACGP and served as President in 2013.
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