IN-PERSON MEETING | A Promise is a Promise: Understanding Pledged Gifts
This meeting is being hosted by the Charities and Not-For-Profit Law Section in joint with the Canadian Association of Gift Planners.
| Speakers: |
Kate Bake-Paterson, Counsel, DLA Piper LLP
Roger Lee, Partner, DLA Piper LLP |
| Time: |
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 4:00pm - 5:30pm (PT) |
| Location: |
Miller Thompson LLP, 22nd Floor, 700 West Georgia Street, V7Y 1K8 |
| Fee: |
CBA Member: Free!
Non-CBA Member: $95 (+ GST)
Don't have a CBA account? Create a non-member account to register! |
| CPD Hours: |
1.50 hour |
A donor’s promise to make a charitable gift in the future is not a legally binding commitment. Yet charities often rely on such pledges as though they were binding. Kate Bake-Paterson and Roger Lee discuss the differences between pledges and gifts (with particular focus on their (un)enforceability) and how to document pledged gifts. They discuss how and why charities might seek to enforce pledged gifts and the likelihood of success including other issues that might arise with pledged gifts, including donor advised funds and outstanding pledges on the death of a donor.
TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This event is being hosted from the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam First Nations. We encourage members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous people, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada past and present.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
This meeting is for lawyers, judges, articling students & law students only.
If you are a non-lawyer working in a field related to this meeting, please contact sections@cbabc.org to request attendance. Attendance is granted to non-lawyers on a case by case basis.
ACCESSIBILITY
Please add any accommodation requests you have to the notes of your registration. Wheelchair accessibility, gender-neutral washrooms, and allergies will be accommodated based on venue availability.
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ONLINE REGISTRATION
Remote attendance is available for this event. Please see the registration page here.
