Jaclyn D. Schroeder, CAP
Director of Gift Planning
Jaclyn Schroeder is Director of Gift Planning for Minnesota Community Foundation and The Saint Paul Foundation.
Jaclyn joined the Foundations in 2005 and is responsible for cultivating and deepening relationships with professional advisors. She leads the gift planning team by providing strategic direction in professional advisor strategies, financial partnerships and services to nonprofit endowment fund partners. Jaclyn has become very well-known and respected in the advisor community for her technical gift planning skills, a fact underscored by her election to the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Estate Planning Council board of directors.
Jaclyn began her career in development as the director of development at Family & Children's Service, Inc. in Evansville, Indiana. She also served as vice president of development for Family Service, Inc. and as development officer for the organization after its merger with Children's Home Society of Minnesota. Jaclyn is a member of the National Committee on Planned Giving, the Minnesota Planned Giving Council, is a board member of the Minneapolis and St. Paul Estate Planning Council, and holds a Certificate in Fund Raising Management from Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy.
Jaclyn holds a Master of Arts from Purdue University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Evansville. She also has achieved the designation of Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy from The American College.