Gift Planning – GP 101 Schedule

Gift Planning – GP 101

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
7:30am – 12:15pm

Kauffman Foundation & Conference Center

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7:30 am —  Registration, Coffee and Pastries

8:25 am —  Welcome & Announcements – Mark Haas, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Co-Chair GP 101

8:35  am – 9:20 am — Emerging Trends in Gift Planning and Donor Engagement (Presenter: Jay Gilman, Vice President, The Compass Group, Cole Eason, Vice President of Advancement, Truman Heartland Community Foundation, Rob Bull, President & CEO, The Compass Group)

9:25 am – 10:10 am — Break Out Sessions #1 – Select 1

  1. Getting a Handle on the Buckets of Estate Planning (Presenter: Brynne Brown, Member, Lewis Rice)
  2. I’m in a Small Shop – How do I Introduce Gift Planning? (Presenter: Krista Hurd, Director of Development at Community LINC)

10:10 am — Networking Break

10:30 am – 11:15 am — Break Out Sessions #2 – Select 1

  1. Marketing Strategies for Gift Planners (Presenters: Rebecca Zandarski, Director of Gift Planning, KC Ballet)
  2. Holy Cow! The Basic How and Why of Planned Gifts (Presenter: Ed Roberts, Divisional Director of Capital Campaigns, The Salvation Army Kansas/Western Missouri Division)

11:20 am – 12:10 pm — Behind the Gift: Donors Reveal Their ‘Why’ and Planned Giving Journey  (Panel Discussion Moderators – Jennifer Wampler, Chief Philanthropy Officer, KC Ballet, & Laura Martin,Manager of Philanthropic Giving, Children’s Mercy Hospital)

12:05 pm-  Closing Remarks and Adjournment – Karolyn Dreiling, MACGP President