
National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) has partnered with Daylight to offer discounted access to the Certified Impact Philanthropy Advisor and certificate programs. This collaboration equips advisors with leading edge resources and knowledge to enhance their expertise. In addition to deepening professional skills, this partnership expands professional networks and builds purposeful connections.
Daylight’s learning platform and network are designed exclusively for wealth and philanthropic advisors, to help you meet this extraordinary opportunity to grow your business, client relationships and impact.
Your home for lifelong learning, Daylight has something for all advisor skill levels and roles – and becoming an Impact Philanthropy Advisor is where you start.
With a mix of expert facilitation and on-demand instruction available online over 20 weeks, the Impact Philanthropy Advisor certificate (IPA) offers the skills and connections to confidently support the needs and expectations of families,
organizations and communities today.
IPA will help you:
Deepen client relationships
Seize
growth opportunities
Accelerate and share your skills
Spark
social impact and family legacies
It’s a transformative era for wealth and philanthropy, requiring new competencies and cultural dexterity to thrive. Amidst a historic $124 trillion intergenerational transfer of wealth, clients are turning to advisors for more than investments and tax planning, and philanthropy’s tools, considerations and goals have become more complex.
It’s the perfect time to skill up with IPA.
THE IPA EXPERIENCE
The Impact Philanthropy Advisor certification is a state-of-the-art learning program crafted with decades of experience in philanthropic advising, wealth management and philanthropic education.
IPA is the flagship course created by Daylight to meet the demand for contemporary and robust learning solutions. The Advisory Board and faculty, representing the sector’s diversity and breadth, ensure IPA is accessible, relevant and valuable.
IPA participants will receive
• 20 weeks of learning designed by expert advisors
• On-demand content and case studies
• Live group discussions facilitated by industry practitioners
• New peer connections within your cohort
• Continuing education credits
• Complimentary content just for IPAs
• First access to the Impact Advisors Network
• Celebrations and graduation invitations
IPA WILL ADVANCE YOUR PRACTICE IN 3 AREAS
TECHNICAL
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Align client values and priorities to achieve philanthropic objectives
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Assess features and benefits of charitable and non-charitable giving tools
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Integrate giving strategies within wealth, estate, tax, and philanthropic planning opportunities
RELATIONAL
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Apply a cultural dexterity framework to support a range of client generations and backgrounds
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Identify the phases of the client impact journey and motivations
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Develop your skills and personal style to deepen philanthropic conversations
PRACTICAL
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Examine the current philanthropic landscape, trends and debates
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Develop a sustainable philanthropic strategy and expand client relationships
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Assess the ethical obligations of a philanthropy advisor
WHO NEEDS TO BE AN IPA?
Social impact is not just for specialists. Whether in a wealth management firm, DAF sponsor or community foundation, family office, grantmaker or nonprofit, many roles benefit from fluency in philanthropy.
IPA is for:
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Client-facing advisors and team members, to better understand your clients and their families, the options available to them, and to collaborate with fellow advisors.
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Business development roles, to be nimble and opportunistic with the demands of U/HNW families today.
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Planning and philanthropic specialists, to support junior team members, and for advanced leaders to update their knowledge and be first to access new courses.
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Associates interested in social change, to further their career development and boost corporate loyalty and retention.

ADVISORY BOARD
Dianne Chipps Bailey, JD, CAP®
MD, National Philanthropic Strategy Executive
Bank of America
Stephanie C. Buckley, CAP®
Head of Trust Philanthropic Services
Wells Fargo Private Bank
Nina L. Cohen, JD, CAP®
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
Managing Director
Glenmede
Faye Ong, CIPP
Executive Director, Head of the Philanthropy Centre, Singapore and Southeast Asia
J.P.Morgan Private Bank
Padric H.B. Scott, MSFP®, CFP®, AEP®, CAP®, CLU®, WMCP®
President & CEO
Crossroad Capital Partners
Edward Wang, 21/64 Certified Advisor
VP, Family Office of Philanthropy
Marin Community Foundation
Brantley Boyett, JD
President and Co-Founder
Giving Docs
Karen Mae Cheung, LLM, TEP
Regional Dir of Business Development
APAC Growth Strategy & Client Management
Equiom Group
Avery T. Fontaine, CAP®
SVP, Head of Philanthropy & Impact
PNC Private Bank Hawthorn
Alisia Robin, CAP®, IPA
Sr Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Nonprofit Outreach
DAFgiving360
Birger Stamperdahl
President & CEO of Give2Asia
CEO of Myriad Alliance
FACULTY

Tony Macklin, CAP®
Daylight

Aquanetta Betts
JD, AEP®, CAP®, CFRE
Johnson Betts, LLC

Steve Grourke
CAP®, CFRE
National Park Foundation

Cris Lutz, CAP®, CSPG
The Huntington Library, Art
Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Dien Yuen
JD/LLM, CAP®, AEP®
Daylight

Beth Harper Briglia
CPA, CAP®
Philanthropic Advisor

Andrew Ho, MBA, CAP®
National Academy of Sciences

Rick Peck
CAP®, CFP®, CFC®
Rick C. Peck Consulting, LLC

Crystal Thompkins
CAP®, CSPGCM
Daylight

Ginni Galicinao, ACFBA,
ACFWA, CAP®, CPCC, ORSC
Dynamics of Family Wealth

Seth Klukoff
Eoan Strategies, LLC

Rebecca Rothey
CFRE, CAP®, AEP®

Nishita Bakshi
MBA, MSAE
Philanthropy Advisor

Mark Greer, MBA, CAP®
Phīla Engaged Giving

Shelly Kurtz
Eagle Pointe Advisors
FEES
You have the chance to participate in the most ambitious, modern philanthropic learning opportunity available, and benefit from Daylight’s national network and years of instructional and practitioner expertise.
IPAs can immediately leverage new skills, connections and visibility with clients and teams, and in the marketplace. Special partnership opportunities are available for organizations interested in maximizing IPA’s national kickoff.
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About 30 hours, start-to-finish
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12-15 advisors per group
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12 self-paced modules
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5 case studies
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10 live virtual cohort conversation
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IPA Learner's Journal
HOW IT WORKS
For Profit:
$2,850
Nonprofit & Independent Practitioners:
$2,500