Pentera Webinar - All You Really Need to Know About Planned Giving You Learned in Kindergarten

Presented by:
Meryl R. Cosentino, J.D.

Webinar Description:

It sounds too good to be true, but it isn't. Discover how the lessons we learned in kindergarten - Share, Play Fair, ABCs, and Building Blocks - can be applied to your career as a planned giving officer and increase legacy support for your charity. If you are looking for insights to enhance your planned giving prowess, then this session is for you! Meryl will show you how mastering these basic lessons has enabled her to raise more than $13 million in new bequest intentions during her four years at Stony Brook University. Cookies, milk, and planned giving are a winning combination.

About the Presenter:

Meryl R. Cosentino, J.D., has more than 30 years of estate and gift planning experience and is currently the senior director of gift planning at Stony Brook University. During her four years at Stony Brook, Meryl has secured over $13 million in estate gifts.

As a practicing attorney, Meryl specialized in representing parents of children with disabilities; and it was this work (tailoring estate plans to meet the specialized needs of her clients) that sparked her interest in pursuing a career in gift planning.

Meryl is currently serving a three-year term on the board of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (NACGP) and this year was selected as the Conference chair elect for the CGP National Conference to be held in Chicago in October 2020. Meryl has also served on the PPGGNY board since 2011, including a two-year term as its president from 2015 to 2017.

Meryl has been a faculty lecturer at the CGP National Conference in both 2011 and 2015 and is a frequent presenter for planned giving councils around the country. Meryl also provides services as a training consultant for charities looking to begin or strengthen their gift planning programs.

Meryl received her B.A. from Indiana University and her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, where she was an editor of the Brooklyn Law Review. In her free time Meryl enjoys quilting and baking and is an avid sports fan.

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