REGISTRATION
Maine Planned Giving Council Annual Conference
In-Person at the Doubletree Hotel, South Portland, ME
Thursday, September 17, 2026
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
After 9.1.26 registrations will be accepted on a space available basis
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5.25 CFRE, 5.25 CLE, & 6.5 CTFA Credits Available
CFRE Credits: Full participation in the Maine Planned Giving Council Conference is approved for 5.25 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.
Networking Reception
Join us the night before the Conference on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 for a Networking Reception from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Enjoy a great networking opportunity with fellow conference attendees and Board Members. Hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. To register, e-mail admin@mpgc.org
Conference Agenda
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Welcome & Introduction of Keynote Ericka Webb of Boston College
9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. “AI-Part of the Planned Giving Toolbox”
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions (choose one)
Planned Giving 101 – “Bequests and Beneficiary Designations” or
“Social Media and Marketing of Planned Giving”
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Luncheon
12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Membership Meeting
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions (choose one)
“Ethics of Planned Giving” or “Practical Application of Planned Giving Concepts”
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Closing Plenary “Interactive Workshop on Difficult Donors and Difficult Conversations”
Check back soon for the detailed program descriptions and final list of the speakers.
Registration is only $175 for MPGC members and $275 for nonmembers (includes a membership) Click on the above REGISTER HERE button to sign up today!
A limited number of need based Scholarships to cover registration will be available. Email admin@mpgc.org for details and application.
Need to come in the night before? We have reserved a limited number of rooms at the Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center at the special rate of $159/night plus tax for the night of 9.16.26. To make a reservation click here to go to the special registration portal or call the Hotel at 207-775-6161 and ask for the MPGC special rate. Room Block is reserved until 8.31.26 so make your reservation asap
Booking Link: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/pwmmmdt-mpg-ce3af899-9d4c-4b1d-8d71-70543a16587e/
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER OPENING PRESENTATION
Erika Webb
Executive Director of Gift Planning at Boston College
Boston College
Practical AI for Gift Planners and Everyone Else Juggling Too Much
Nobody got into this work to build timelines and reformat board reports. You got into it for the conversations, the strategy, and the moment a donor decides to do something meaningful with what they've built. But the administrative lift keeps growing, and it eats the hours you'd rather spend in front of people and doing the work you love.
Ericka will show you exactly what she does. Not the version from the headlines, but the specific ways she uses AI to move projects forward, from scoping the work and building the plan to drafting the donor letter, prepping for the visit, and getting the follow-up out the door. Real examples from real work, and where the judgment still has to be hers.
None of this is limited to planned giving. Whether you've never opened one of these tools or you use one daily, you'll leave with things to try and a clear sense of what AI should handle and what only you can.