Planned Giving: Getting the Proper Start

The Fund Raising School and the Evansville Area Fundraising Council (EAFC), with the generous underwriting support of the Welborn Baptist Foundation, are pleased to present Planned Giving: Getting the Proper Start on Tuesday, October 21 through Thursday, October 23 in Evansville, Indiana (University of Southern Indiana campus) at the special rate of $400 to EAFC members. The faculty members for this course are Phil Purcell and Dean Regenovich.

Normal tuition for this course is $1,295 and combined with travel, hotel and per diem your costs would easily exceed $2,000. You are saving over $1,500 by taking the course through EAFC. This course does count towards the Certificate in Fund Raising Management and is required to receive the CFRM. More information about the course can be found at https://philanthropy.indianapolis.iu.edu/professional-development/courses-seminars/the-fund-raising-school/planned-giving.html, including the course schedule.

If you would like to attend Planned Giving: Getting the Proper Start in Evansville at the special rate of $400 (no refunds), please complete the attached registration form and send it with your payment no later than September 12, 2025. You can also make your payment online at https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8SHDYYFJ8Z8SS. This special rate is exclusively for members of EAFC. If you aren’t a member, you can join at https://charitablegiftplanners.org/ (please note your $50 payment for EAFC membership needs to be separate from your payment for The Fund Raising School).

This course is limited to 40 participants and you don’t want to miss out on this tremendous opportunity! Because we anticipate many people in this area will want to take advantage of the course, we request you send an email to Maggie Carnahan ([email protected]), EAFC board member, as soon as possible informing us you plan to attend. Once we have your name, we will expect payment and the attached registration form by September 12. If we have not received payment by then your course seat will be released.

The Fund Raising School, a program of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and annually helps hundreds of fundraising professionals around the world achieve new levels of success. The Fund Raising School teaches the historical and philanthropic context, current issues, and the art and science of fundraising and philanthropy. Through its courses a person gains the knowledge needed to build resources for their organization with confidence and success in an ever-changing society.

The Evansville Area Fundraising Council (EAFC) was created in 1999 as a professional association for development officers to promote planned giving, promote education and professional expertise of council members, and encourage networking and support among its members. Members enjoy educational meetings featuring speakers who present relevant, current topics related to fundraising and nonprofits, access to a network of peers and professionals working in the area of charitable giving, continuing education opportunities through The Fund Raising School at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, name and organization published in the EAFC Membership Directory, and the option to join the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners and the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

The Fund Raising School began offering six of its primary courses in Evansville in November 2010 and will continue to offer a course each year as funding allows. This means that for the development professional who is serious about obtaining certificates from the nation’s only fundraising school the opportunity exists at a very small cost to you or your organization.

You must be a member of the Evansville Area Fundraising Council to receive the rate of $400. If you’re not a member of EAFC, you can join by visiting the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners website at www.charitablegiftplanners.org/join. (EAFC is a member of this group.) You will need to log into your account and/or set up an account. You can then join/renew online by selecting the IN – Evansville Area Fundraising Council – $50.00,  and choose to “Pay by Credit Card” or select “Pay by Check”. When you choose to pay membership by check, the check is mailed to: National Association of Charitable Gift Planners – 1075 Broad Ripple Ave. #306 – Indianapolis, IN 46220-2034

For questions, please reach out to Maggie Carnahan.