MIPGC offers seven educational breakfast meetings and an annual conference each year.

Monthly meetings are held at Iowa Lutheran Hospital at the corner of East University and Penn Avenue in Des Moines. The meeting room is located on Level B, Conference Room A, adjacent to the hospital cafeteria. A continental breakfast is offered at 8:00 AM followed by the meeting from 8:30 - 9:30 AM.

Bring a guest! Guests are welcome to attend, free of charge, at one meeting per year.

2011-2012 Meeting Schedule

September 27, 2011
Partnering with your (Iowa) Community Foundation
Speakers: Kaye Lozier & Sheila Kinman, Greater Des Moines Community Foundation

October 25, 2011
Mid-Iowa Planned Giving Fall Conference

November 22, 2011
Directors, Trustees and Gift Planning
Speaker: Pamela Jones Davidson, Davidson Gift Design, Bloomington, IN

January 24, 2012
Managing a Bequest Program / Fulfilling Donor Intent
Speaker: Craig Wruck, St. Cloud State University

February 28, 2012
Heritage Planning: How Philanthropy Can Change Family Wealth & Unity
Speaker: Johnne Syverson, Syverson & Strege Company

March 27, 2012
Agriculture and Philanthropy
Speaker: Dr. Neil Harl, Professor of Agriculture and Economics, Iowa State University

April 24, 2012
Annual Roundtable Discussions with MIPGC Members

May 22, 2012—8:15 a.m. - Annual Membership Meeting / 8:30 a.m. Program: Explore the topic of Complex Asset Gifts