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Conference and Meetings

PPGC's mission is education based. Our meetings, annual conference and virtual conferences form the basis of our member benefits.

 

Meetings are held every other month in The Koppers Building Conference Center located on the 9th Floor of the Koppers Building at 436 Seventh Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh. A different program is presented at each meeting and often features nationally known speakers on topics of interest to our members. Members are notified of upcoming meeting programs via email and listings on this site. Presently, lunch is included in membership dues and a $35 fee is charged to non-member guests.

 

PPGC is a CFRE International Continuing Education Approved Provider for Council Meetings and all sessions of the Emerging Philanthropy Conference.

 

Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership provides a Reserved Parking Program.  To assure you find a convenient parking spot for PPGC Meetings you can reserve your spot in advance.

 

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For meeting program information, contact Gordon Core, CFRE at core@calu.edu .


 

 

2010 Meeting Schedule:

January 12, 2010

 

"Non-Profit Fraud: Case Examples, What Happened and Why"

 

Presented by Kenneth C. McCrory, CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner.  Mr. McCrory was the PPGC Allied Professional of the Year for 2008.

 

Link to Mr. McCrory's Bio

 

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May 11, 2010 

 

“Dialing for Deferred Gifts: Why third-party planned giving calling programs could be your new best friend.”

 

Sam Caldwell (The Planned Giving Company)

 

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July 13, 2010

 

Karen Carolan, Executive Director, Appraisal Services; The Art Dealers' Association of America. Previously the Director of Art Appraisal Services and Chair of the Art Advisory Panel for the U. S. Internal Revenue Service

 

"Appraisals of Charitable Property: The Right Way the Wrong Way and Some Examples"

 

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September 14, 2010

 

Pete Eberhart, JD, CFP® Managing Director, Henry H. Armstrong Associates

"How Much is Enough: Will Your Inheritance Be a Blessing or a Burden"

 

Buffet Lunch is served at 11:30 AM  Program begins at 12:15 PM.

 

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November 9, 2010

 

Viken Mikaelian, (CEO, VirtualGiving, Inc.)

“The 13 Sins of Planned Giving Marketing”

 

 

 

Conferences

 

April 27 & 28, 2011

Program: Emerging Philanthropy Conference
Location: The Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe, just 15 minutes south of Pittsburgh on Interstate 79.

 

The region’s premier forum for donor-focused philanthropy. AFP WPA & PPGC’s annual conference supports fundraising and allied professionals through education, technology, networking, career and professional development opportunities, and guidance for ethical and donor-focused philanthropy.

 

If you would like more information about being a sponsor or an exhibitor at the 2011 Emerging Philanthropy Conference please contact office@ppgc.net.

 

2009 Meetings:

November 10, 2009

"Metrics for Measuring Planned Giving Success in Small and Large Shops"

Presented by Jane Rae Bradford, Director of Gift Planning, Carnegie Mellon University

Ms. Bradford's presentation provided essential tools for an integrated planned giving approach. She shared giving trends and provided antidotal examples which can be used by practitioners and allied professionals. Drew Chelosky, Director of Development, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, assisted Ms. Bradford in this presentation.
 

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September 8, 2009
"Tax Planning for 2010 and Beyond"

Presented by Daniel P. Johnson Founding Partner at Williams Coulson

Mr. Johnson's presentation addressed the many tax code changes on the horizon. These all begin with the windows of opportunity long anticipated to open 2010 and the "resets" that occur when these windows close.

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July 14, 2009
"Special Needs and Special Needs Strategies"

H. Amos Goodall, Jr. Esq.
Partner,
Goodall & Yurchak, Attorneys at Law
State College, PA

Among Mr. Goodall's many credentials are: Membership in the Special Needs Alliance, Member National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Recipient of an Estate Practice certificate from the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel.

 

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March 19, 2009
(Joint program with Pittsburgh AFP Chapter @ Rivers Club) "Planned Giving 101: Getting the Gifts that Benefit Everyone"
Was an introduction to planned giving, information of benefit to senior development officers was included.  The presenters drew on their broad experience to define planned giving, its role in the development process, how to build relationships with donor advisors, how to generate major gifts that meet donor and non-profit objectives and partnering and stewardship opportunities.

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January 13, 2009
"Uncovering Philathropic Opportunities"
John G. Craig, Jr.  President, Pittsburgh Today
Joseph B. Scarnati, Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania

 

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