Planned Giving Resources

Several factors go into sustaining a successful planned giving program. The Planned Giving Initiative recognizes that having resources available to all, in the form of mentors, professional services and resources can be the first, valuable step to get started or to continue to thrive.

RESOURCES

History of Planned Giving

Learn more about the rich and storied history of the gift planning profession in this article Charitable Gift Planning in America.

Inspired Philanthropy

GivingTuesday

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

 

#HalfMyDAF

Putting money to work from donor-advised funds, the #HalfMyDAF movement not only inspires granting, it also enables the grantor nonprofits to be eligible to recive matching grants of up to $100,000 when donors commit to granting half of the funds in their DAFs. 

 

Leave a Legacy Southeast Michigan

LEAVE A LEGACY® Southeast Michigan encourages Michigan residents to name a charity(s) in their will or estate plan. The campaign is sponsored by the Planned Giving Roundtable of Southeast Michigan.

 

Leave A Legacy MN

Leave a Legacy Minnesota is a public awareness program sponsored by the Minnesota Gift Planning Association (MGPA) and the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners designed to inspire and educate people to think beyond their lifespan when doing good works.

 

Life and Legacy

Life and Legacy provides training, support, and monetary incentives to motivate Jewish organizations to secure after-lifetime commitments with the aim of building permanent endowments that will sustain vibrant Jewish communities for years to come.

 

Young, Black and Giving Back Institute

The Young, Black and Giving Back Institue was formed to educate, inspire, and empower black Gen-Xers and Millennials to invest in changing their communities through philanthropy.  The Young, Black and Giving Back Insititue hosts an entire day dedicated to black giving.  Check out Give 8/28 to learn why August 28th is a day for inspired giving.

 

PROFESSIONAL PLANNED GIVING ASSOCIATIONS

National Association of Charitable Gift Planners

 The National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP) helps enrich and advance members’ work and careers through education, resources and advocacy. CGP is a robust network of gift planning professionals at all levels, including the leaders who defined the field of planned giving, and the innovators who will transform the planned giving profession and the world.

Chicago Council on Planned Giving

The Chicago Council on Planned Giving is a professional association for development officers and allied professionals in the Chicago area. Their purpose is to educate members and the community about the philanthropic process with a focus on charitable planned giving and various estate planning techniques.          

Planned Giving Councils by State

ALABAMA
Alabama Association of Charitable Gift Planners

ARKANSAS
Arkansas Charitable Gift Planners

ARIZONA
Planned Giving Round Table of Southern Arizona

CALIFORNIA
Northern California Planned Giving Council

Charitable Gift Planners of Inland Southern California

Planned Giving Forum of Greater Sacramento 

Central Valley Council of Charitable Gift Planners

Santa Barbara Council of Charitable Gift Planners

WASHINGTON, DC
National Capital Gift Planning Council 

FLORIDA
Charitable Gift Planners of Central Florida Council

Charitable Gift Planners of Southwest Florida

HAWAII
Hawaii Gift Planning Council

IOWA
Planned Giving Council of Siouxland 

IDAHO
Southwest Idaho Council of Charitable Gift Planners

ILLINOIS 
Central Illinois Charitable Gift Planners

Chicago Council on Planned Giving

INDIANA
Charitable Gift Planners Indiana

Evansville Area Fundraising Council

KANSAS
Charitable Gift Planners of Kansas/Associate Member of Mid-America Charitable Gift Planners

KENTUCKY
Charitable Gift Planners of Kentuckiana

Central Kentucky Planned Giving Council

LOUISIANA
The New Orleans Planned Giving Council

MARYLAND
Chesapeake Planned Giving Council

MICHIGAN
Planned Giving Roundtable of Southeast Michigan

Western Michigan Planned Giving Group

MINNESOTA
Minnesota Gift Planning Association

MISSOURI
Saint Louis Council of Charitable Gift Planners

Mid-America Charitable Gift Planners

NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Council of Charitable Gift Planners

NEBRASKA
Charitable Gift Planners of Nebraska

NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Council of Charitable Gift Planners

NEVADA
Planned Giving Roundtable of Northern Nevada

NEW YORK
Charitable Estate Planning Council of Long Island

Charitable Gift Planners Northeastern New York

Western New York Planned Giving Consortium

OHIO

Charitable Gift Planners of Central Ohio

Greater Cincinnati Planned Giving Council

PPP of Greater Dayton

Hills of Ohio Planned Giving Council

Northern Ohio Charitable Gift Planners

PPP Springfield OH Council

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Association of Charitable Gift Planners

OREGON
Northwest Planned Giving Roundtable

PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh Planned Giving Council

Planned Giving Council of Central Pennsylvania

Planned Giving Council of Greater Philadelphia

Susquehanna Valley Council of Charitable Gift Planners

RHODE ISLAND
PPP of Rhode Island

SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Planned Giving Council

SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Planned Giving Council

TENNESSEE
Planned Giving Council of the Mid-South 

Planned Giving Council of Middle Tennessee

Smoky Mountain Planned Giving Council

TEXAS
Charitable Gift Planners of Austin

Charitable Gift Planners of Houston

Dallas Council of Charitable Gift Planners

Lone Star Council of Charitable Gift Planners

Planned Giving Council of San Antonio

WASHINGTON
Inland Northwest Planned Giving Council

WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Association of Charitable Gift Planners

Planned Giving Council of Eastern Wisconsin