MACGP Exclusive: CGP’s 2025 Strategy, Advocacy & Community Impact

Mike Bell, a member of the CGP Board of Directors and 2025 Chair of the Government Relations & Advocacy Committee, will share how CGP is driving the future of charitable giving through its bold strategic plan and powerful advocacy initiatives. Learn how CGP’s Strategic Priorities—Building Awareness and Increasing Influence, Defining and Developing Competence, and Creating a Supportive Environment—are elevating the practice of charitable gift planning. Discover CGP’s role in convening the national Community Impact Coalition, hear updates on key policy priorities and the fight to protect charitable tax incentives, and learn how YOU can play a role in advancing philanthropy.

Agenda

7:50 AM - Log on to Zoom link

7:55 AM - Announcements and Introductions

8:05 AM - Program Begins

Our Presenter: Mike Bell, Chair of the Government Relations & Advocacy Committee for the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners

Mike Bell is President of Mike Bell & Associates, LLC, advisors to nonprofit organizations in philanthropy, strategic planning, constituent engagement, and governance drawing on more than three decades of experience in nonprofit leadership serving health and human service organizations, including senior roles in philanthropy, public policy, marketing and public relations, volunteer program management, foundation administration, and strategic planning. Previously, Mike served as Executive Director of Davis Health System Foundation in Elkins, West Virginia, where he also served as health system director for volunteer services and pastoral care. Prior to joining DHS, Mike served as Executive Director of Suncoast Hospice Foundation in Clearwater, Florida, and Vice President for Community Development at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, and a Master of Education in Institutional Advancement from Vanderbilt University. Mike also serves as an adjunct professor of nonprofit leadership at Davis & Elkins College and is the Board President of the Randolph County Housing Authority, Secretary of Charitable Gift Planners of West Virginia, and a 2025 Board Member and Chair of the Government Relations & Advocacy Committee for the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners.

Recommended for:

• Allied Professionals
• Attorneys
• Boards of Directors
• CPAs
• Consultants
• Estate planning professionals
• Financial Planners
• Nonprofit Staffs
• Trust Officers
• Volunteers

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