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FROM THE PRESIDENT by Johnne Syverson, CFP®, CAP
April 2008

After a long, hard Winter (at least in the Midwest) our thoughts now turn to Spring when it is AiP Conference time again.   We are excited about the great line up of presenters and activities we have in store for our members and guests at this year’s AiP Conference on Philanthropy in Chicago April 23-26.   We have a host of nationally known speakers to provide you with the latest and best thinking in the area of philanthropic planning and advising. 

Among the featured speakers at this year’s Conference will be:

• Doug Mellinger from Foundation Source
• Enzo Calamo, CAP who comes all the way from Vancouver, British Columbia
• Ben Warner from the National Association of Planning Councils
• Doug Freeman, JD, LLM with IFF Advisors, LLC
• Anne & Christopher Ellinger from Bolder Giving
• Carolyn Friend & Jamie Weiner with Gen-T Institute
• Debra Ashton from Ashton and Associates is returning for a second time
• Randy Ottinger with LMR Advisors
• Barb Culver from Resonate, Inc.
• Roey Diefenfdorf from Diefendorf Capital
• David Solie with Marsh
• Tracy Gary from Inspired Legacies
• Dr. Paul Schervish from Boston College  

There will be special presentations by Starfish Philanthropic Television Network, the True Story Theater Group, the Scott Fithian Leadership in Philanthropy Award presentation, and of course networking with old friends and meeting new ones.

Committees:

The AiP Standing Committees have been hard at work to make your Association more robust and viable as we seek to inspire and education more advisors to incorporate philanthropic planning into their traditional planning process for their clients and donors.  Here is the list of our current committees and Chairs.    If you want to get more involved in the life and fabric of AiP, joining a Committee is the way to get connected.

• Conference Committee - Alan Pratt, CAP, Chairman
• Education Committee - Drake Zimmerman, JD, CAP, Chairman
• Membership Committee - Jerry Nuerge, ChFC,  Chairman
• Marketing Committee - Yale Levey, CAP, Chairman
• Finance Committee - Bob Thompson, JD, CAP, Chairman
• Endowment Committee – Les Winston, CAP, Chairman
• Administrative Director - Jaclyn Farnham

Your Board of Directors is continuing to follow our Strategic Plan to grow the Association in order to impact our society for philanthropy.   We’re pleased to have you become a part of this adventure!

Yours for Inspired Giving,

Johnne Syverson, CFP®, AEP, CAP
AiP President