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The Ãå±±ÊÓÆµ's Professional Advisor Network supports you with estate and philanthropic solutions to help you offer your clients meaningful options to reach their unique personal and financial goals.

Our program is designed to increase your knowledge of both charitable giving and the latest tax legislation while assisting us with our mission to save more lives from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

Key Benefits

Professional Advisor Network members enjoy access to:

  • A variety of non-cash asset giving solutions to meet your clients' needs
  • Free continuing education opportunities to help keep knowledge and credentials current
  • Networking opportunities to help expand your professional reach
  • National and local visibility opportunities through speaking and writing engagements
  • The latest tax and legislation news affecting charitable giving
  • Assistance from our nationwide team of professionals
  • Science-based information to help you and your clients manage your health

Exclusive Member Resources

The Professional Advisor Network also provides several continuing education opportunities for members including digital newsletters, annual tax pocket guides, and webinars.
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Explore complimentary continuing education and resources from the Professional Advisor Network. Advisor Advantage is designed to give you a professional edge, supporting your client work and keeping you at the forefront of strategic philanthropy.

Events and Webinars

Upcoming Client Webinars


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Advisor Advantage Webinar Series

Ãå±±ÊÓÆµ Professional Advisor Network - Advisor Advantage logoThe Professional Advisor Network Advisor Advantage Webinar Series is designed to give you a professional edge, supporting your client work and keeping you at the forefront of strategic philanthropy. All webinars offer free CE credit upon completion.


Planning for the Unexpected: The Advisor’s Role in Disability and Incapacity Planning
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | 1:00-2:00pm CT

In this session, Peter J. Parenti, JD, LLM will explore how to assist your clients in designing instructions in their living trusts that not only provide for taking care of the client, in the event of disability, but also takes care of the people that the client was taking care of prior to their disability.

Earn 1.0 free CE credit upon completion.



Advisor Advantage webinars are exclusive to Professional Advisor Network members. Not a member yet? No problem! Webinar registration will include Network sign-up for your convenience.



On-Demand Learning

Access on-demand webinars designed to support your ongoing professional development. These recorded sessions offer complimentary CLE and CFP CE credits across a range of topics, including estate planning and charitable giving strategies. These webinars provide valuable insights and practical tools to better serve your clients while fulfilling your continuing education requirements—anytime, anywhere.

By accessing on-demand content, you’re opting in to Professional Advisor Network membership.


Advisor Insights  Article Series

Timely guidance, practical strategies and philanthropic planning insights from the Ãå±±ÊÓÆµ’s team of charitable estate planning experts.

Read the featured articles:


close up of hands holding a cartoon heart-shaped stress ballDonor Advised Funds: 2026 Outlook & Strategic Implications

Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) enter 2026 as core philanthropic infrastructure rather than a niche planning tool. With record assets, rising payout rates, accelerating digital access, and tax law changes that are reshaping donor behavior, DAFs are increasingly used as primary charitable accounts for both annual and major gifts. This article explores how thoughtful, creative business succession planning can help advisors add value and deepen client relationships.

Read the article: DAFs 2026 Outlook & Strategic Implications


Close up of shaking hands while handing over a small wooden houseThe Benefits of Funding a Flip CRUT with Real Estate

Real estate often represents one of the most appreciated (and illiquid) assets in your client’s net worth. For many of your clients, selling real property can trigger substantial capital gains taxes, depreciation recapture, and surtaxes that significantly erode net proceeds. A Flip Charitable Remainder Unitrust (Flip CRUT) funded with real estate can uniquely address all these concerns in a single, highly effective planning strategy.

Read the article: The Benefits of Funding a Flip CRUT with Real Estate



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Advisor Perspective  Article Series

Real-world insights, experiences and strategies from fellow advisors to help you navigate complex planning scenarios and stay up to date with charitable estate planning strategies.

A client meeting with an advisor and looking at documents togetherRead this month’s article:

Unlock Value in Existing Life Insurance: 3 Questions to Ask Your Clients

For many years, life insurance has been a powerful tool for charitable giving because it can provide significant tax benefits while maximizing the impact for a beloved cause. Here are three questions to ask your charitable clients who have existing life insurance policies.

Read the article: Unlock Value in Existing Life Insurance...


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Planning Perspectives  Article Series

Trusted, practical guidance on estate and charitable planning strategies, empowering donors to make informed decisions, protect their future, and create meaningful legacies.

An elderly couple walking away from the viewer while holding hands with their granddaughter who is between themRead the featured article:

Using Life Insurance to Offset Taxes and Power a Charitable Legacy

When Congress passed the SECURE Act (2019) and later SECURE 2.0 (2022), it reshaped how families inherit retirement accounts. With thoughtful planning, you can turn this challenge into an opportunity — protecting your family while making a meaningful charitable impact. Whole life insurance can play a pivotal role.

Read the article: Using Life Insurance...



Members receive the opportunity to be featured authors in this series. Join today to expand your professional reach.

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Advisor Perspective: A Strategic Approach to Purpose-Driven Legacy Planning

Professional Advisor Network member Priya Prakash Royal, Esq., LL.M. (Taxation), MBA, AEP, TEP sits down with Sr. Charitable Estate Planning Advisor, Ed Rodbro, CAP®, in this special video edition of Advisor Perspective. In this clip, Priya outlines her governance-based methodology for client planning, emphasizing that effective client planning must be flexible, purpose-driven, and built to evolve with changing family, cultural and global circumstances.

Your clients can join us in making a transformative health impact now and as part of their legacy.

Through relentless commitment, the Ãå±±ÊÓÆµ delivers lifesaving breakthroughs that empower donors, their families and their communities – expanding health span, increasing longevity and enhancing vitality for generations to come.

The Ãå±±ÊÓÆµ relies on generous support to accelerate lifesaving impact.

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Hear From Our Members

Jim Carolan, Senior Estate Attorney for EWM Legal Solutions

Being an estate attorney means that every day I have the opportunity to help clients with the two most important things in their life, everything they own and everyone that they love. I love helping people protect what they’ve built. The Professional Advisor Network allows me to make connections and pick the brains of other professionals and learn how to serve my clients better.

Baili Roy CFP®, Associate Wealth Advisor & Recruiting Specialist

As a wealth advisor, I think about philanthropy strategically, proactively planning to ensure each dollar is given thoughtfully to maximize the impact for our clients and the causes they support. The Ãå±±ÊÓÆµâ€™s Professional Advisor Network provides valuable resources that support my planning process and aids in preparation for meaningful legacy conversations with clients. Members benefit greatly from exclusive communications, including a monthly e-newsletter which is a combination of technical insight on estate and tax legislation and commentary that goes beyond the numbers to tap into the human side of charitable planning. In addition to the Ãå±±ÊÓÆµâ€™s commitment to providing top-tier educational resources, I appreciate the network's ability to connect individuals whose personal and professional values are aligned, providing us opportunities to collaborate with other subject matter specialists across the country to advance each other's careers.

Tools and Resources

Estate Settlement

Our estate settlement administrators will help you deal with the documents and details of a client who has passed away and generously included the Ãå±±ÊÓÆµ in their estate plan. We know this is a difficult but important process and our goal is to make it as easy as possible for you, the family and friends.

Client Tools

Access complimentary tools and resources to help empower your clients to make informed decisions about planning their legacy.

  • Bequest Language
  • Compare Gift Plans
  • Gift Calculator
  • Glossary of Terms

Let Us Know About Your Generous Client Gifts

If you have a client that's arranged an estate gift benefitting the Ãå±±ÊÓÆµ, we appreciate being informed of the gift so we can express our gratitude and ensure the donor's wishes are fulfilled. If you would like to report a client gift or discuss a potential or hypothetical gift, please contact your dedicated Charitable Estate Planning Advisor for assistance, including personalized gift illustrations.

Contact your dedicated Charitable Estate Planning Advisor


We recognize and respect that in some cases your client may wish to remain anonymous. Please utilize our confidential online form to notify us that an estate gift has been arranged for the Ãå±±ÊÓÆµ's benefit without divulging your client's identity.

Confidential Client Gift Reporting Form

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Have Questions?

Contact your dedicated Professional Advisor Network Concierge.

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