Become a Member of SSPGC

When you join the South Sound Planned Giving Council (SSPGC), you become a part of a vibrant community of planned giving professionals.

Membership Renewals and New Member Fees $75

Your SSPGC Board is hard at work even as the Pandemic winds on. We are working to provide educational and interactive opportunities for you to learn and ask questions of our presenters, panelists, and audience members. We will conduct 10 Lunch presentations in 2023, along with the Philanthropy Summit in September and an evening Annual Meeting in early December. We hold 6 formal in-person lunch meetings and 6 informal Brown Bag lunches on ZOOM or at member organization locations. These sessions inform and educate several hundred cohorts each year and involve local, regional, and national experienced professionals. We have increased the number of allied professions (Lawyers, CPAs, CFPs, Trust Officers, CFREs, CAPs, etc.) in our membership, which has added tremendously to the width and depth of our discussions and knowledge base.

There are many opportunities for your participation in hosting, presenting, and planning for the various activities. Your involvement and comments are always appreciated and solicited. We are continually seeking members who have an interest in board membership and in helping the Council grow.

Benefits of membership include:

1. RESUMING IN-PERSON MEETINGS (conditions allowing) – Membership in-person luncheons with timely topics at La Quinta Inn & Suites in Tacoma. Members pay $20 and non-members pay $30.
2. At least four Brown Bag Lunch discussions and/or panels with local professionals who bring updated information, valuable insights, education and training to the Planned Giving community in the South Sound.
3. SSPGC and AFP will present our 11th all-day South Sound Philanthropy Summit with national speakers. The response is always positive, so plan to join us on September 29, 2023, for the next Summit. Visit ssphilanthropysummit.org for more information.
4. Opportunities to meet colleagues and create lasting professional relationships with both planned giving officers and professionals in allied professions that all work together to create successful donor experiences.
5. The opportunity to learn from and teach each other as well as lead SSPGC in its quest to provide pertinent programs for its members. Help the general level of knowledge in our community and lend your expertise to conversations and presentations.
6. Reciprocal membership privileges with Washington Planned Giving Council (WPGC) in Seattle, which includes member luncheon and conference pricing (and our member prices are reciprocated to their members). Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFPSS) members receive a $25 reduction for dual membership ($50 per calendar year.)

There are many more benefits to this Council. We truly hope you will join us this year in making the South Sound Planned Giving Council an organization that is responsive and relevant to the professional and educational needs of this growing and vital giving method called Planned Giving.