Events

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 clients’ philanthropic goals.

DATE: Thursday, September 18, 2025
LOCATION: NIU Rockford, 8500 East State Street | Rockford IL, 61108
TIME: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
FEATURED NATIONAL SPEAKERS: Professor Samuel A. Donaldson, JD (Georgia State University), Pamela J. Davidson, JD (Davidson Gift Design), Phil Purcell, JD (The Salvation Army Central Territory), Charles Slamar, Jr., JD, LLM (Senior Vice President of Thompson & Associates) 
COST: $75.00 per registered participant
REGISTER ONLINE: TheRedShield.org

Continuing Education Credits: Five (5.0) hours of continuing education credits, including one and one-half (1.5) hours of ethics credit for the following certifications (except for Certified Financial Planners): Attorney (CLE), Accountant (CPE), Applicable state Life Insurance (CE), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor (CTFA), Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP). Note: For CFP, the one and one-half hours of ethics instruction will count for CFP general credit and not CFP ethics credit. No partial credits will be offered.

Sponsorships are available. Please contact Nancy Jenkins, Development Director, for more information.