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The Minnesota Planned Giving Council is the professional association for people whose work includes developing, marketing and administering charitable planned gifts. Our members include fund-raisers for nonprofit organizations and institutions as well as consultants and professional advisors working in a variety of profit settings. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to the education and training of planned giving specialists, fund-raisers and professional advisors, and to raising public awareness of charitable giving overall and planned giving specifically.

Message from the Chair

Dear Minnesota Planned Giving Council Members,
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as president of your Minnesota Planned Giving Council I know I speak for fellow board members when I tell you it’s a privilege to lead and represent our remarkable organization.

We have a lot to be proud of. For more than 40 years, MPGC has been among the largest and most respected councils of our national organization, the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning. Our 350 members include fund-raising professionals from non-profit organizations large and small; as well as attorney’s, CPA’s, and other licensed advisors who share an interest in helping their clients invest assets into organizations that improve our communities.

Clinton A. Schroeder Distinguished Service Award Nominations Being Accepted

The Clinton A. Schroeder Distinguished Service Award is bestowed annually in recognition of outstanding service and leadership in the field of charitable gift planning. The Minnesota Planned Giving Council established the Award in honor of Clinton A. Schroeder, a principal in Gray Plant Mooty’s Trust, Estate & Charitable Planning group, who inspires and serves as a role model for generations of gift planners. The inaugural Award was bestowed on Clinton A. Schroeder at the MPGC’s annual conference on Thursday, November 6, 2008, and subsequent Awards shall be presented annually to a leader in the field of charitable gift planning to recognize and encourage outstanding service and exceptional leadership. read more

2010 Conference Call for Presentations Now Available!

MPGC's 34th Annual Conference
November 2-3, 2010
St. Paul RiverCentre

As one of the top planned giving events in the country, we attract more than 325 attendees from throughout the region for two full days of learning and discussing gift planning topics. Visit the Conference page for full details.

Planned Giving News

Upcoming Events

Sept. 14 Breakfast Meeting: Social Media and the Relationship to Philanthropy
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Sept. 14 Education Seminar: Four Keys to Capture Women’s Wealth, Power and Influence
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Take our latest quick poll:

Does your organization count planned/estate gift expectancies together with outright gifts for a combined fund raising goal?

Yes, planned/estate gift expectancies and outright gifts count toward the same gift goal.
No, our organization tracks separate fund raising goals: one for planned/estate gift expectancies and one for outright gifts.
No, our organization tracks a separate fund raising goal for each individual fundraiser (major gift officers, planned gifts officers, etc) within the organization.
Other

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