With over three decades of nonprofit experience, Jim has seen it all! Join us as Jim Bakke J.D., Barnabas Foundation’s Executive Director, shares what to do and what not to do as a nonprofit leader through the lens of a lawyer who has seen it all and guided many. Jim will share practical tips and tools, regardless of your nonprofit's capacity on how to create a gift acceptance policy, types of planned gifts and how to navigate the legal aspects of them, the importance of your nonprofit building relationships with estate lawyers, and much more.
There will be plenty of time for Jim to dig in and answer your questions. We hope to see you there to ask the lawyer!
Meet Our Speaker:
Jim Bakke, Executive Director, Barnabas Foundation
Jim Bakke became Barnabas Foundation’s fourth executive director in late 2015 after serving as national director of planned giving at World Vision. Prior to joining World Vision, Jim served Barnabas Foundation as an estate planner and then as director of planned giving services for nearly a decade.
Jim’s career includes experience as a senior consultant to nonprofits with Leadership Resource Group, director of development for Trinity Bible College, and executive director of a Youth for Christ chapter in North Dakota.
He holds a juris doctorate from Regent University and a bachelor’s degree from Trinity Bible College. For more on the Barnabas Foundation, please click here.
Registration is open until January 13, 2024.
PENDING CFRE Credit 1.25 points in Category 1.B -Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.
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