Ken Nopar

About Ken Nopar

Philanthropy has played an increasingly important role in Ken’s life, both personally and professionally. In an effort to encourage more financially successful families, couples, and individuals to incorporate charitable planning into their financial and estate planning strategies, Ken has worked with many of their attorneys and wealth advisors so they feel more comfortable and confident in proactively engaging in this conversation with their clients. As a result, not only do the advisors, their firms, and the charities their clients support benefit from this discussion, but the clients also benefit significantly. Clients ultimately feel a greater sense of pride, satisfaction, and confidence knowing that their generous donations are having an impact on the causes and non-profit organizations that are most important to them. Ken has successfully grown organizations and businesses by creating networks and developing relationships with allied professionals. He has utilized his marketing and sales background to determine what is most important to existing and potential clients, and then develop products and services as well as marketing efforts that would most appeal to them. Ken has frequently been interviewed by and has written columns for numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Financial Planning, Trusts and Estates, Rethinking65, Think Advisor, and Chronicle of Philanthropy

Experience

1. Director, Philanthropic Practice Management

   American Endowment Foundation

   Jan 2024 — Present

Education

• Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Marketing

  1979 — 1983