DCF Partners with The Delaware Institute to Offer Affordable Continuing Education Courses to Attorneys
The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF), one of the top 100 community foundations nationwide and one of the state’s largest charitable organizations, announced it has partnered with The Delaware Institute for Continuing Legal Education (TDI) to provide continuing legal education courses focused on charitable giving as a valuable and strategic component of wealth, estate and tax planning for clients.
“Clients often turn to their trusted attorney to guide them through the legal and tax implications of significant life events such as the sale of a business, divestiture of real estate holdings, or planning for their wealth transfer,” said Maribeth Przywara, Director of Advancement for the Delaware Community Foundation. “We are excited to partner with The Delaware Institute to provide attorneys with information about how charitable giving can be a tool to address their clients’ needs.”
The DCF will offer its first program through TDI – The Community Foundation Advantage: Flexible, Practical Solutions for Charitable Clients – on Wednesday, December 17, at the Delaware Historical Society’s Wilmington Campus. Presented by the DCF’s Director of Operations, Rebecca Elzey, the session will focus on understanding how the community foundation can offer attorneys and their charitably minded clients tax-advantaged and impactful solutions. The course is worth 1.5 continuing legal education credits.
The DCF plans to offer at least two sessions annually on different aspects of philanthropy.
“This partnership with the DCF will provide members of the legal community with compelling, affordable, and accessible legal education which is our major focus,” said Caroleena Goldman, President of The Delaware Institute. “We are excited to help spread the word about the importance of philanthropy in legal, estate and trust planning.”
Session Details
“The Community Foundation Advantage: Flexible, Practical Solutions for Charitable Clients”
Date: Wednesday, December 17
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Location: Delaware Historical Society
Instructor: Rebecca Elzey
Director of Operations
Delaware Community Foundation
Cost: $20.00
Value: 1.5 Hours of CLE Credit for Delaware Attorneys
Register at: www.delawarecle.org
The Delaware Community Foundation – Make More Possible™
The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) stands at the intersection of generosity and community transformation. We manage charitable funds, advise donors and grant to nonprofits to cultivate the future of philanthropy in Delaware. Our mission is to expand opportunity for all by helping individuals, families, businesses and organizations focus their generosity where it can create the greatest impact statewide. Through convening, connecting, providing leadership on important issues and investing in community needs, we empower Delawareans to build a stronger, more vibrant future. Learn more at delcf.org or call 302.571.8004.
About the Delaware Institute
The Delaware Institute was founded in December of 2024 and has taken off in the Delaware Legal Community. This organization is a nonprofit with the focus of Continuing Legal Education that is affordable and accessible. The Delaware Institute also works hard to promote and encourage Pro Bono courses to train attorneys to help some of Delaware’s most vulnerable individuals. Co-founder Caroleena Goldman has experience in Continuing Legal Education and was the former Assistant Director of the Delaware State Bar Association. Co-founder Mark Vavala is a former Commissioner of the Superior Court of Delaware and was the former Executive Director of the Delaware State Bar Association and the Delaware Lawyers’ Assistant Program. Learn more at https://delawarecle.org/.