Margaret May Damen, gives keynote speech at International Conference ofSigma Alpha Iota National Music Fraternity, August 2,2009, Chicago. IIL
Article first appeared in February 2010 "Pan Pipes" publication, reprinted
with permission.

SYMPHONY SOCIETY
The Principals of Philanthropy Inspire All
Margaret May Damen, founder and president of the Institute for Women and Wealth, appeared as a keynote speaker during the Sigma Alpha Iota 2009 National Convention. She was initiated by the Gamma Alpha Chapter at Boston University and is currently a member of the Fort Lauderdale Alumnae Chapter. Damen, CFP®, CLU, ChFC, CDFA, began her focus on women’s fnancial issues in 1990 with the publication of her book, Money$ense for Women. Today, her renowned workshop series, “Te Life You Live is the Legacy You Leave,” empowers women to resolve existing psychological or emotional barriers that inhibit meaningful individual and family philanthropic giving.She serves as a member of the board of the National Committee on Planned Giving and the Boston University National Alumni Board. Damen is listed in “Who’s Who in Finance in America” and is a recipient of the Brandeis Woman of the Year award and the Executive Woman of the Palm Beach’s Leadership Award. Her latest book, Women, Wealth and Giving: Te Virtuous Legacy of the Boom Generation, co-written with Niki Nicastro
McCuistion, was published in 2009. It served as a basis for her keynote speech at the Convention, a version of which follows.
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Women as Philanthropists:  Gender and Generational Synergy for Effective Gift Planning
by Margaret May Damen

This article first appeared in The Journal of Gift Planning, Volume 11,
Number 4 - 4th Quarter 2007, The professional Journal for the Gift Planning
Community and Published by the National Committee on Planned Giivng.  The article is reprinted with permission of the publisher.

The dynamic role of gender and generational cohorts in shaping society’s future is a central theme of discussion, debate and study by economists, historians, psychologists and sociologists in our nation and around the world. It is refreshing to see volumes upon volumes of studies espousing the ever changing, socially constructed nature of gender. These studies have opened a healthy dialogue about opportunities, expectations and obstacles—apparent or not so readily apparent—and about the impact of the social meaning of gender on individuals and institutions, including those in the third sector. Equally impressive is the plethora of work analyzing generational archetypes, fueled in part by the social metamorphoses in values and virtues experienced by aging Baby Boomers who are impatient to lead society and leave a legacy.
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