Speaking Engagements

    Topics
    Bryan Clontz is available for speaking engagements on the following topics:

  • 25 Things Community Foundations Do That Drive Me Nuts!
  • Advanced Charitable Brainteasers-A Case Study Approach
  • Charitable Gift Annuity Risk Management:  Best and Worst Practices
  • Charitable Giving with Life Insurance:  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Community Foundation Donor Case Studies
  • Congratulations You've Made a Planned Gift!  Now What? (To Legacy Societies)
  • Creative Charitable Planning with Non-Cash Assets
  • Creative Charitable Planning with Real Estate
  • Creative Planning with S-Corp Stock
  • Donor Relations on Steroids
  • Employer Provided Emergency Assistance Funds:  Basics to Best Practices
  • Family Philanthropy: Best Practices
  • Four Operating Models of Community Foundations
  • Making the Planned Giving Ask
  • Never Decline a Gift Again!:  A Planned Giving Outsource Directory from A-Z
  • Never Decline a UBIT Gift Again!
  • Planned Giving Prospecting
  • Planned Giving with a Shoe-String Staff and a Shoe-String Budget
  • Professional Advisor Marketing on Steroids
  • State of Community Foundation Field: Trends and Realities
  • Three Fruity Flavors of Family Foundations:  A Comparison of Private Supporting and Community
    Foundations
  • The Methuselah Effect: Longevity's Impact on Planned Giving

            Fees
            Please call, 404.375.5496 or email bryan@charitablesolutionsllc.com for a customized quote.

    Clients
    The following is a sample list of clients and speaking engagement sponsors during the last 15 years.

    ADNET Community Foundation Conference (14 sessions)*
    Advanced Conference for American Cancer Society*
    American Bar Association National Conference
    American Cancer Society's Distinguished Gifts Conference*
    American College Philanthropy Series*
    American Council on Gift Annuities Conference (2004-2010)
    Athens Area Community Foundation
    Athens Estate Planning Council
    Atlanta Estate Planning Council*
    Birmingham Planned Giving Council
    Boston Foundation*
    Canadian Association of Gift Planners, Advanced Symposium
    Central Kentucky Planned Giving Council/AFP
    Central Massachusetts Planned Giving Council
    Central New York Community Foundation
    Charles Schwab IMPACT Conference*
    Chicago Planned Giving Council
    Colorado Planned Giving Roundtable Annual Conference*
    Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation
    Community Foundation Serving Richmond
    Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta*
    Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
    Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties
    Community Foundation for Sarasota County
    Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
    Community Foundation of Abilene
    Community Foundation of Central Georgia
    Community Foundation of Eastern West Virginia
    Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
    Community Foundation of Greater Lorain
    Community Foundation of Greater Ft. Wayne
    Community Foundation of North Central Washington
    Community Foundation of Northern Colorado
    Community Foundation of South Alabama
    Community Foundation of South Wood County
    Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley
    Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
    Community Foundation Serving Richmond
    Community Foundations Financial Officer & Administration Group *
    Community Foundaitons of the Hudson Valley
    Council on Foundations Community Foundation National Fall Conference (26 sessions)
    Council on Michigan Foundations*
    Crescendo Interactive Practical Planned Giving Conference
    Dallas Foundation
    Dayton Planned Giving Council
    Denver Foundation
    Fairfield County Community Foundation
    Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Advisor Symposium
    Financial Advisor Symposium
    Florida Community Foundation Conference*
    Foundation of Chatahoochee Valley
    Georgia Planned Giving Annual Conference*
    Georgia Planned Giving Council
    Georgia Prospect Researchers Conference
    Georgia Society of CPAs
    Greater Cincinnati Foundation
    Greater Milwalkee Foundation
    Greater New Orleans Foundation
    Greater Salina Community Foundation*
    Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
    Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice*
    Hartford Foundation
    Hamilton Community Foundation
    Hebrew Home of Greater Washington
    Houston Jewish Community Foundation
    Indiana Grantmakers Alliance
    International Association of Financial Planners
    International Association of Prospect Researchers
    Interstate AFP Conference
    Jacksonville Jewish Foundation*
    Jewish Community Foundation of Broward
    Jewish Federations of North America
    Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
    Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
    Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
    Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County
    Kalamazoo Community Foundation
    Kansas Association of Community Foundations
    Kotchis Fitz Philanthropy Roundtable, San Francisco
    Larger Community Foundation Conference
    Lorman Educational Institute
    Macon Estate Planning Council*
    Marin Community Foundation
    Memphis Planned Giving Council
    Merrill Lynch Philanthropic Services Group*
    MidAmerica Planned Giving Council
    Mid Iowa Planned Giving Council
    Minnesota Planned Giving Conference
    National Boys & Girls Clubs of America Conference*
    NCPG/PPP National Conference (2004-2010)
    Nebraska Planned Giving Council*
    New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
    New Jersey Planned Giving Conference*
    North and South Carolina Planned Giving Conference (Kanuga)*
    North Central Washington Estate Planning Council
    North Fulton CPAs
    North Georgia Estate Planning Council*
    Northeast Community Foundations*
    Northeastern University
    Northern California Planned Giving Conference*
    Northern Colorado Community Foundation
    Northern Illinois Planned Giving Council
    Northern Ohio Planned Giving Council
    Northwest Georgia Estate Planning Council
    Northwest Planned Giving Roundtable*
    Oklahoma City Community Foundation*
    Oklahoma Planned Giving Council
    Orange County Community Foundation
    Parkersburg Area Community Foundation*
    Partnership for Philanthropic Planning-Nebraska
    Pensacola Estate Planning Council
    Pittsburgh Planned Giving Conference*
    Planned Giving Council of Central Indiana
    Planned Giving Council of Central Massachusetts
    Planned Giving Council of Northeast Florida*
    Planned Giving Council of Palm Beach
    Planned Giving Group of New England
    Planned Giving Group of New York City
    Princeton Area Community Foundation
    Rhode Island Foundation
    Rhode Island Planned Giving Council
    Rochester Area Community Foundation
    Schwab Institutional/Schwab Charitable*
    Seventh Day Adventists National Conference
    Southeastern Council on Foundations and Council of Southwest Foundations
    Southeastern Council on Foundations Annual Meeting*
    State Street Bank
    Tampa Bay Planned Giving Council
    University of Texas of the Permian Basin and The Permian Basin-Area Foundation
    Vero Beach Planned Giving Council
    Virginia Planned Giving Council
    Wachovia Planned Giving Summit
    Washington Planned Giving Council


    * Indicates Multiple Speeches

    Reviews
    "Bryan’s recent program for our local Bar Association fully engaged everyone present and generated
    comments including, “excellent,” “understandable,” “very interesting,” and “the time just flew by!”  Referrals
    from these attorneys are integral to our organization’s success, so we were really pleased to offer them
    such useful information."   Margo Hirth, Community Foundation of Lorain County

    "Bryan's memorable case studies and examples have created quite a buzz among our local advisor
    community, prompting professionals to take a fresh look at valuable non-cash assets their clients might
    tap to support their favorite charities. He makes it easy – even enjoyable! – for staff to tackle
    organizational shortcomings and thereby enhance the Foundation's future strength and success. Certainly
    one of our most effective and entertaining educational sessions to date!" Kim Petersen, Community
    Foundation for the Fox Valley Region

    Comments from Evaluation Forms
  • "Bryan manages to both educate and inform, which is rare.  His ideas are valuable and intriguing."  – Mark
    Schubert, attorney, Appleton, WI
  • "Extremely valuable info and impressive to have a speaker of this caliber share his expertise."
  • "Great speaker.  Never a dull moment!"
  • “Very informative and fun presentation. Invite Bryan back.”
  • “Case studies were very helpful. I appreciate the use of simple terms and concepts.”
  • “One of the best presentations I've been to.  It was informative and easy to understand. He made it basic.”
  • “He can’t make this stuff up! I love to hear his experiences!”


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