The South Sound Planned Giving Council was formed in 2005 following a decade and a half of informal information exchange lunch sessions through a group identified as the South Sound Planned Giving Study Group. The mission of the SSPGC reflects that of the predecessor study group and adds joint programming with the national Partnership for Philanthropic Planning. Those involved in our group are typ
ically anyone in the major gift and endowment planning fields: attorneys, accountants, financial planners, bank and trust officers, investment counselors, insurance professionals and nonprofit organization development and planned giving professionals. We encourage membership to help build a collaborative collective yet everyone is welcome at our meetings and activities. SSPGC holds regular educational sessions and
we recently added another dimension in staging our first collaborative gathering with the local AFP chapter: A Philanthropic Summit: Uniting to Unleash the Power of Philanthropy to Transform our Community. America has a long and rich charitable tradition, yet approximately six out of ten Americans die without a simple updated will. Of those, only about 8% include a charitable gift – which means many dreams of supporting favorite charities are never realized! As a fundraising professional, charitable gift planning officer, or estate planning advisor we tend to care deeply about our donors/clients. Studies show we feel better about our work because it helps people realize their desire to make a positive impact in the world. You can help philanthropic people unleash the power of their philanthropy to transform our community by encouraging them to incorporate charitable gift planning into their overall estate plans. Pamela Davidson, JD, former President of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning was the presenter and lead faculty for the session. We appreciate our sponsors for this summit:
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Hammerman Philanthropic Partners
Tacoma Estate Planning Council
Tacoma Goodwill Industries
