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2023 Salvation Army Red Shield Symposium - St. Louis

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Join us for the 2023 Red Shield Symposium* on September 27th, our annual estate and charitable gift planning institute!

The Red Shield Symposium is an in-person webcast focusing on bringing together donor advisors to learn the latest on estate planning, the effects that legislation has on charitable donations and how The Salvation Army will meet your client's philanthropic goals.

We invite attendees of the following career and professions to attend: attorneys, certified financial planners, accountants, bank trust officers, and other planning officials.

This event is five (5.0) hours of continuing education credit, including (1.0) hour of ethics credit pending for the following certifications:

  • CLE: Attorney
  • CPE: Accountant
  • CE: Applicable State Life Insurance
  • CLU: Chartered Life Underwriter
  • CFP: Certified Financial Planner
  • ChFC: Chartered Financial Consultant
  • CFTA: Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor
  • CAP: Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy

Sessions will be led by Professor Samuel A. Donaldson, Georgia State University, Pamela J. Davidson, JD of Davidson Gift Design, and Phil Purcell, JS of The Salvation Army Central Territory. Please scroll below for more information about the symposium speakers.

Registration for The Red Shield Symposium begins on Saturday, July 1, 2023.

You can attend online, but we invite you to join us in-person at events planned by the philanthropy teams of The Midland Division Salvation Army in the following cities:


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Symposium Speakers

Prof. Samuel A. Donaldson    Georgia State University, College of Law

Pamela J. Davidson, JD  President of Davidson Gift Design

Philip M. Purcell, JD/MPA  Director of Planned Giving, The Salvation Army Central Territory

 


Questions? Please contact our Salvation Army Midland Division Philanthropy Team:

Stephanie Bottorof            Senior Director of Gift & Estate Planning, The Salvation Army Springfield   

(417) 838-6688        stephanie.bottorf@usc.salvationarmy.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Towers                        Director of Gift & Estate Planning, The Salvation Army Midland Division    (St. Louis)

(314) 221-7779          mike.towers@usc.salvationarmy.org

 

Chad Douglas                    Corporate and Donor Relations, The Salvation Army Quincy & Hannibal

(217) 231-5647          chad.douglas@usc.salvationarmy.org

 

Matt Schmidt                                      Development Director, The Salvation Army in Quincy & Hannibal 

(217) 231-5694    matthew.schmidt@usc.salvationarmy.org

 

Marti Kelly, CFRE, MA,                      Director of Stewardship, The Salvation Army Midland Division (St. Louis)

(314) 646-3280              marti.kelly@usc.salvationarmy.org