Join us for the 2024 Red Shield Symposium on September 26th, 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 can 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.
The Symposium has six (6.0)+ hours of continuing. education credit, including one and a half (1.5) hours of ethics credit pending for the following certifications:
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.
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:
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
For more information, please reach out to the Philanthropy Team members listed further below. We can't wait to see you at this year's Salvation Army Red Shield Symposium!
**Continuing education credits offered for licenses in these states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Residents of these states can attend virtually or drive to a state with a live broadcast site. For a list of live broadcast sites, please contact Phil Purcell at (847) 372-1805 or phil.purcell@usc.salvationarmy.org.
Red Shield Symposium In-Person Sessions Registration
Thank you to our 2024 Midland Division Red Shield Symposium Sponsor!
Thank you to our 2024 Regional Red Shield Symposium Sponsors!
Springfield, MO
Quincy, IL
Professor Samuel A. Donaldson
Samuel Donaldson is a professor of law at Georgia State University. Prior to joining the Georgia State faculty in 2012, he was on the faculty at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle for 13 years. During his tenure at the University of Washington, he was a five-time recipient of the Philip A. Trautman Professor of the Year award from the School of Law’s Student Bar Association. Sam received his JD from the University of Arizona and LL.M (Taxation) from the University of Florida.
Pamela J. Davidson, JD
Pamela Jones Davidson, JD, is president of Davidson Gift Design in Bloomington, Indiana, a consulting firm specializing in all aspects of gift planning and training, and excelling in motivational presentations. She is also emeritus for Thompson & Associates, offering estate planning services to nonprofits. She was with Indiana University Foundation for 11½ years, leaving as its executive director of planned giving and associate counsel, quadrupling expectancies in only 2½ years. Ms. Davidson has a BA from Indiana University and graduated magna cum laude from the Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis.
Philip M. Purcell, JD/MPA
Phil Purcell, JD/MPA Indiana University, BA Wabash College, has enjoyed a 30-year career in planned giving and counsel to nonprofits. He currently serves as the director of planned giving for the Central Territory of The Salvation Army. Phil is a member of the Indiana and American Bar Associations and serves as vice chair of the legislation committee of the American Bar Association charitable organizations and planning group. He also serves on the Internal Revenue Service tax exempt organizations council.
