About the WMPGG
Established in 1987, the Western Michigan Planned Giving Group was organized for the purpose of uniting gift planning officers from local charities with legal and financial advisors. Through the process of education and networking, local gift planning officers and professional advisors become better equipped to serve the needs of donors and prospective donors in the West Michigan area and beyond.
WMPGG serves to promote charitable giving in the community by hosting frequent educational sessions, supplying educational materials and promoting national participation in advocacy efforts. Added benefits to membership include:
- Networking on a local level
- Timely updates on legislative and tax issues
- Affiliation with a national organization
- Access to high quality, low cost programming in the west Michigan area
We invite you to learn more about WMPGG by exploring our website.
News from Partnership for Philanthropic Planning
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PPP President and CEO Tanya Howe Johnson, CAE to Retire April 2012 Tanya Howe Johnson, CAE, will step down from her position as president and CEO of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning (PPP) in April 2012 after over 20 years leading the organization. PPP’s individual and council members include more than 8,000 fundraisers and financial advisors involved in the process of helping donors plan and make major charitable gifts. A search process will begin in the next few months.
Save the Date - National Conference on Philanthropic Planning
National Conference on Philanthropic Planning
October 3-5, 2012
New Orleans, Louisiana
Don’t miss the premier opportunity to make valuable connections and learn from over 800 of your gift planning colleagues at 2012’s most comprehensive educational program! With sessions covering both the art and the science of philanthropic planning you can customize your personal experience to cover the skills and techniques that you need to master now…
·cultivating and stewarding major/planned/principal donors
·adding philanthropic strategies to donors’ and clients’ estate and retirement plans
·integrating deferred and major current gifts
·advising business owners on structures and succession plans that involve charitable gifts
·structuring principal gifts
·developing creative endowments
·making contingency plans for all tax scenarios
·applying best practices to the administration and investment of planned gifts
·designing performance metrics for gift planners
·and much more
Attendees at the 2011 National Conference on Philanthropic Planning said…
·Great conference…great return on time and cost investment!
·This is a very well-run conference, and it provides a healthy balance of programs and speakers to cover a myriad of practical issues. It is a wonderful "Homecoming" for gift planning officers and consultants!
·Wonderful first conference. I liked everything being in one place, I liked meeting the people and the vendors. I liked the fact that the 'experts' were approachable and open to speaking with us newbies. I can't wait for next year!
·I always look forward to this conference and leave with several new ideas and valuable knowledge I can apply in my work for the benefit of donors and my institution.
·I appreciated the Conference's continual focus on the donor's charitable intent. Attendees, presenters, and exhibitors all demonstrated a high caliber of professionalism.
PPP has made a commitment to making sure our attendees get the best value for their time and money in this difficult economic climate–2012’s conference registration fee and hotel room rate are the same as 2011
PPP Members $695 earlybird/$795
Nonmembers $795 earlybird/$895
Hotel Rooms $189/night + tax
Dates to remember
March 1 Call for Presentations opens online
May 1 Conference registration opens online
August 10 Early registration deadline
September 1 Conference e-community opens, with opportunities to communicate with speakers
and other registered attendees
Partnership for Philanthropic Planning Announces 2012 Board Officers
The Partnership for Philanthropic Planning is pleased to announce its governing officers for this year. These five individuals will serve on PPP's Executive Committee and will help lead the Board of Directors throughout 2012.
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Chair: Michael W. Kateman, executive director, development, alumni and public relations, Columbia College, Columbia, MO
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Chair-elect: Jeffrey Lydenberg, vice president, consulting, PG Calc Inc., Cincinnati, OH
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Secretary: Jill Dodd, partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, San Francisco, CA
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Treasurer: Melanie Schnoll Begun, managing director, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Philanthropic Services, New York, NY
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Conference Program Chair: Greg Sharkey, senior philanthropy advisor, The Nature Conservancy, Granville, OH
Tanya Howe Johnson, president and CEO of PPP, will continue to serve on the Executive Committee until her retirement, April 30, 2012. A national search for her successor is underway.
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