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GIFT PLANNING FOR YOUR COUNCIL'S SECOND CENTURY

March 6-8, 2013
Harrah's Las Vegas, The Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada


Do you want to learn more about (or improve your skills on):

  • How to create an ASK strategy for every major council donor?
  • The best gift strategies and non-cash gifts under the new Tax Act?
  • Matching your best donors with the best gifts for them? Engaging your volunteers in, and making the case for, major gifts?
  • JTE Criteria #2 and #3, increasing council operating gifts and endowment?

Don't gamble with your council's financial future!! This seminar will help council Scout Executives, staff, and volunteers do all this – and more! Join us for this great new seminar and invest in your council's next century of Scouting. Attendees will also have the chance to win back the seminar fee!!

Wednesday, March 6 Thursday, March 7 Friday, March 8
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast in Seminar Room Breakfast in Seminar Room
8:30 - 9:55 a.m. Wonder if the rumors are true that Elvis is still alive in Las Vegas. Beyond the Checkbook
Stocks; real estate; types of overlooked gift property.		 Relationship Strategies
Building better Board relationships; structuring effective ASK strategies.
10:15 - 11:45 a.m. Arrive at Harrah's Las Vegas and check-in/check luggage. Beneficiary Designations
Bequests; life insurance; IRAs and retirement vehicles; living trusts; revocable gifts.		 Marketing and Case Studies
Prospecting; professional advisors; online presence; campaigns and endowment.
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch & Free Time Lunch & Free Time Seminar Ends
Depart for Home – or:
1:30 - 2:55 p.m. Major Gift, Reporting for Duty
Giving in the current economy; ethical challenges; guidelines/policies; major gift mentality for councils.		 Beyond the Basics
Bargain sales; gift sales; life estates; gift annuities.		 Optional Session: The $5 Million Question
Actual donor case studies and proposal preparation.
3:15 - 4:45 p.m. Fat Wallet or Flat Wallet?
Tax Act overview; gifts and deductions; gift substantiation; Top Ten gift opportunities.		 High End Vehicles (and Gifts)
Charitable remainder trusts; charitable lead trusts.		 Home or enjoy Las Vegas
5:00 p.m. - Free time. Free time.


Seminar Fee: $200 per person, includes materials, breaks, breakfast, and other amenities. Room rates at Harrah's Las Vegas are $80/night. Call 888-458-8471 and ask for the Boy Scouts of America Foundation seminar block. To register, go to http://www.kintera.org/autogen/home/default.asp?ievent=1056778.

For more information, email diane.smith@scouting.org, or call 972.580.2026.