Membership

Why Join PGCGP?

  • LEARN--PGCGP gives you access to the most experienced and creative minds in gift planning. Learn from them, and share your knowledge and experience with donors, clients and charities.
  • LEAD--In a field that encompasses many professions, PGCGP membership is your gift planning credential. Become a recognized professional and help advance the field of planned giving.
  • SERVE-- PGCGP offers you the opportunity to give back--to invest in your own career and to help others who could benefit from the possibilities of planned giving.

Membership Benefits Include:

  • Three annual Luncheon Seminar Programs, featuring nationally recognized professionals. Programs include primer and keynote sessions and are held at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia.
  • An invitation to the Annual Planned Giving Day Conference, presented in collaboration with the Association of Fundraising Professionals—Greater Philadelphia Chapter.
  • Job Opportunities through PALS (National Committee on Planned Giving’s Position Announcement Listing Service).
  • Networking Opportunities. By working together, sharing experiences and professional resources, members help each other become informed, educated and innovative in the burgeoning field of charitable planned giving.
  • Timely updates and Action Steps on new legislation affecting charitable giving.
  • Participation and Sponsorship of Leave a Legacy of Greater Philadelphia, an initiative that works with nonprofit organizations and estate planning professionals to encourage charitable estate gifts through communications, education, and training to enhance the ability of charities to obtain such gifts.
  • Mentorship Program. An opportunity to assist those new to the field of gift planning with your expertise, or to benefit from the guidance of a seasoned member of the gift planning community.

What Are The Membership Fees?

  • Annual membership for PGCGP only, is $125 (which includes three luncheon seminar programs).
  • Joint membership in PGCGP and the National Committee on Planned Giving, is $245. Benefits of joint membership include: subscription to the quarterly “Journal of Gift Planning;” online access to “Gift Planner Update” and the National Committee’s directory; access to “Gift-Planning,” an online discussion forum on issues related to Planned Giving, and a $100 registration discount for the annual National Planned Giving Conference.

How Do I Join?

Download the Membership Application in PDF format and fax it to (856)727.9504, or
use our
online application through NCPG.

For additional information, please contact:
June Neff
PGCGP Administrator
P.O. Box 579
Moorestown, NJ 08057-0579
Telephone 856-234-0330
e-mail:
AssociationMgr@comcast.net