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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August 9, 2024 – McPherson College’s $1.5 Billion Campaign with Dr. Michael Schneider, President, McPherson College, In Person. Registration
September 20, 2024 – Annual Building Blocks Conference – All Day Event – Kauffman Foundation and Conference Center, In Person Registration
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October 11, 2024 – Tax Smart Charitable Giving with Professor Chris Hoyt, UMKC School of Law, In Person
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A Small College with a Billion Dollar Vision
How a small Kansas college shared a bold vision, made a plan and ended up securing a $1B gift.
Friday, August 9 · 7:30 – 9am
Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
4801 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO 64110
Seven years ago, Michael Schneider shared a bold vision with his board of trustees—build a plan for a $1B endowment—and today that vision is being realized. Trustees went along with the plan and announced their Community by Design strategic plan to the world. The plan was met with skepticism, but in under a decade Michael and staff made visits and confirmed non-binding estate commitments totaling over $250M. Then on Valentine’s Day 2022 after a meeting with a long-time donor, there was a historic match in hand, a $1B commitment and an 18 month race to July 2023 where McPherson College would announce raising over $1.5B in endowment gifts and commitments.
Agenda
7:30 AM – Breakfast and Networking
7:55 AM – Announcements and Introductions
8:05 AM – Program Begins
Our Presenter: Michael Schneider, President, McPherson College
Michael Schneider started his first enterprise at age 7 – a museum in his bedroom. The museum ultimately closed its doors to the public. But years later one of the collections on display – namely, (36) 1984 Topps Mark McGwire Olympic rookie cards – helped fund Michael’s education at McPherson College in Kansas, where he graduated with honors in 1996.
Michael got his early career break when the partners at Summit Publishing invited him to run the company. He was only halfway through his 20s when he found himself leading a company into the electronic commerce era. His list of life adventures has included earning an MBA from the University of Denver, doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania and supporting start-ups in everything from information technology to ethanol production and renewable energy.
When Michael answered the call to return to his alma mater and became president in 2009, he was the youngest college president in the United States. His passionate vision to lift up liberal arts through an entrepreneurial mindset has sparked the imagination of the entire campus. McPherson is reinventing itself as a significant contributor in higher education. McPherson College garnered recent notoriety for having a student-restored 1953 Mercedes Benz 300S win 2nd in the Post War Luxury Class at the Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance, the most prestigious car show in the world, and for securing a $1 billion endowment commitment , which is one of the largest philanthropic commitments in the history of higher education.
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