A Legacy Planner’s Roadmap for Living

A Legacy Planner’s Roadmap for Living (By Facing Death):
a CAGP day of death education

This day will present a unique chance for CAGP conference attendees to take a deep dive into their own understanding and comfort with death, mortality and ultimately, life.

Tuesday, April 18 | 7:30 am - 4:30 pm

AUGMENT YOUR CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE BY ADDING THIS ONE-DAY COURSE

As global legacy expert Richard Radcliffe states “legacies have little to do with death and dying”. The same is true of this pre-conference learning opportunity.

This day will present a unique chance for CAGP conference attendees to take a deep dive into their own understanding and comfort with death, mortality and ultimately, life. It will provide insight and the practical tools to help in both their professional life, as someone who assists donors to make legacy gifts, and as a human who will someday die. This day-long gathering will push participants outside their comfort zone in creative and thought-provoking ways, in both interactive and self-guided activities and learning sessions.

Join fellow fundraising professionals who moonlight as end-of-life doulas and death educators to focus on death and build your own personalized roadmap to a more intentional life.

Read what attendees had to say at the end of the day:

"Certainly among the top pro-D sessions I've taken over 25 years in Advancement work with highly relevant and topical information, practical application and a great resource list shared by exceptional presenters."

"This is one of the better gift-planning seminars I have ever attended: indeed, it may be the best seminar I have ever attended."

"This one day courses is the most valuable course I have been on to date and I have been involved in estate administration for over 10 years. This course should be mandatory for ANYONE who works for a charitable organization from front desk staff to donor manager and finance."

The day will include:

– Opening and closing rituals
– Death education covering terms/definitions, cultural considerations, paperwork, communication, grief, and more
– Break out activities
– Personal reflections
– An outdoor mindfulness practice
– A traditional death café

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – 7:30 am – 4:30 pm (registration and breakfast – 7:30 – 8:00 am)
Location: The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver – 1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6G 2V4
Presenters: Janice St-Denis, Vice President, Philanthropy, CHEO Foundation; Liz Finney, Fund Development Director, Bonny Lea Farm / South Shore Community Service Association; Labhras Quigley, Founder, The ABE Project; Dr. Dan Vena, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Queen’s University and community Death Educator.

Cost: CAGP Members: $500 / Non-members: $550 (plus tax)

Full participation in A Legacy Planner’s Roadmap for Living (By Facing Death): a CAGP day of death education is applicable for 6.25 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or re-certification.

Remember! As a CAGP member, you receive a 20% discount off of your CFRE certification or recertification!

AGENDA

7:30 – 8:00 BREAKFAST
8:00 – 8:30 Introduction
8:30 – 8:45 Opening ritual
8:45 – 10:30 Death literacy
10:30 – 10:45 BREAK
10:45 – 11:15 Self-care plan
11:15 – 12:00 Death literacy & fundraising
12:00 – 12:45 LUNCH
12:45 – 1:45 Vancouver Hospice Society Mindfulness Walk OR Alternate activity
1:45 – 2:00 BREAK
2:00 – 3:00 Death Speed Dating Exercise
3:00 – 4:00 Death Café groups
4:00 – 4:30 Closing ritual