Chicago Council on Planned Giving

Earlier this week, we were honored to celebrate the leadership, kindness, and generosity of outgoing CCPG President Alan Paberzs as he begins the next chapter in his career at The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Although Alan will soon live halfway around the world, the impact of his strategic vision and tireless volunteer service will continue to live in our CCPG community. Thank you and best wishes on your new adventure, Alan! We are also grateful to CCPG Acting President Beth Lye, CFRE for her optimism and leadership as CCPG continues with our 2024-2025 program year. #Chicago #Philanthropy #PlannedGiving #Gratitude

It was truly a pleasure to facilitate today’s roundtable discussion for Chicago Council on Planned Giving on "Maximizing Collaboration with Major Gift Officers"! We explored ways to strengthen partnerships, build trust, and create processes that lead to greater impact for our organizations. Grateful for the thoughtful insights shared by planned giving professionals, especially around incentivizing MGOs, fostering collaboration, and equipping teams with relevant training. Engaging in these conversations is always inspiring, and I’m thankful for the opportunity to lead this discussion. Looking forward to continuing the dialogue and driving even greater outcomes together! #PlannedGiving #MajorGifts #Collaboration #Philanthropy #NonprofitLeadership

Thank you to everyone who helped make today's sold-out CCPG Roundtables a great success! We are especially grateful to our generous sponsor and event host, Northern Trust, as well as topic facilitators Abbe Temkin, Beth Lye, CFRE, Candice J. Cole, CFP?, CTFA, MBA, George Rattin, Lauren Suarino, CAP, Patrick Bitterman, Patrick Dillon, CSRIC?, and Phil Zielinski, CFRE for leading these exceptional roundtable discussions. Please save the date for Wednesday, May 21 to attend CCPG's 2025 Annual Symposium at University of Illinois Chicago: https://lnkd.in/gHCMZXEa #Chicago #Philanthropy #PlannedGiving

Nominations are still open for our two annual CCPG awards! The Russell V. Kohr Award recognizes and honors a respected leader in the planned giving field from the Chicago area who mentors others and is an accomplished professional from whom others seek counsel and wisdom. The Jonathan Heintzelman Service Award is presented to a person who is recognized for providing extraordinary service on behalf of CCPG. Both awards will be presented at CCPG's Annual Symposium on May 21. To nominate yourself or a colleague, please visit our website and complete the appropriate nomination form by Friday, March 21: https://lnkd.in/gDnmRwR

The National Association of Charitable Gift Planners is accepting nominations for the 2026-2028 term of the Board of Directors through?April 3, 2025. CGP?is governed by an all-volunteer?board and relies on dedicated volunteer leaders representing diverse perspectives and experiences to help advance our field and support our members’ professional interests. Service on the CGP Board of Directors is a three-year volunteer commitment to engage with fellow leaders from across the country in four meetings annually to help shape the future of CGP and the field of charitable gift planning. Learn more?and nominate yourself or a colleague: https://lnkd.in/gkxw5H-D #GiftPlanning #PlannedGiving #Volunteer #Philanthropy?

Congratulations to 2024-2025 CCPG Scholar Lauren Thomas West! Lauren is the Director of Development and Communications for Syrian Community Network, which works alongside immigrants and refugees with care through needs-based case management, education, and immigration services. She has worked with refugee-serving organizations in both the United States and Lebanon. As a former Rotary Global Scholar, Lauren received her master's degree from the International Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands. Lauren enjoys working with donors and institutional funders as well as building a planned giving program. A fun fact about Lauren is that she was a YouTube sensation in Egypt! Many thanks to Sarah Rutledge for serving as Lauren's CCPG Scholars Program mentor. #Chicago #PlannedGiving #Philanthropy

We are grateful to our many Chicago Council on Planned Giving members who have shared their expertise as presenters at National Association of Charitable Gift Planners conferences. The deadline to submit your presentation proposal for the 2025 CGP Conference is Monday, March 3: https://lnkd.in/esHWAhj #CGPConference #Philanthropy #Chicago #PlannedGiving

Congratulations to 2024-2025 CCPG Scholar Kate Spelman! Kate serves as Director of Development for the Foundation for Hearing & Speech Resources (FHSR), a nonprofit organization serving children and young adults with hearing loss. A native of Philadelphia, Kate earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago and her Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School. She is ordained as an Episcopal priest. On the weekends, you can find Kate at Brookfield Zoo chasing her toddler around in the goat enclosure.?Many thanks to Julie Captain, CFRE, CAP? for serving as Kate’s CCPG Scholars Program mentor. #Chicago #PlannedGiving #Philanthropy

We are counting down the days to next week's CCPG Nuts & Bolts webinar! Were you around in the mid-'90s when Microsoft Windows was announced and using email for planned giving was moving into our industry? We are now in a similar historic time of change. Join Amina Saeed from Northern Trust Wealth Management to learn more about planned giving's freeway to the future. Our journey will begin with surface traffic to avoid, including charitable LLCs and the misuse of DAFs. Then, it's full throttle ahead as we explore the new technology that has the potential to quickly reshape philanthropy in the coming months and years: AI. Register now to join us virtually on Tuesday, February 11 for an engaging ride: https://lnkd.in/gu5hPpqS