About Us
North Carolina Council of Charitable Gift Planners (NCCCGP) is an affiliate council of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP), the professional association for those whose work involves developing, marketing, administering and advising charitable planned gifts. Originally created in 1988 as the National Committee on Planned Giving (NCPG), the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP) is a 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is to help people and organizations create charitable giving experiences that are the most meaningful in achieving both charitable mission and the philanthropic, financial, family and personal goals of the donor.
The Membership of the NCCCGP is comprised of professionals who indicate a significant interest in philanthropy, charitable planned giving, and have shown a commitment to community charitable affairs. Members representative a wide array of professional categories including, but not limited to: attorneys, accountants, trust officers, Certified Financial Planners, development officers and consultants working with any group which qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code, professionals in the fields of life insurance, real estate and financial services, nonprofit leaders, officers, board members and trustees, and, providers of gift planning products and services such as donor research, gift planning software and gift planning print and electronic marketing materials. Members subscribe to the highest ethical standards of their profession and the Model Standards of Practice for the Charitable Gift Planner, as endorsed by the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners.
CGP achieves its mission through research, education, advocacy, community dialogue and the setting of standards and best practices in philanthropic planning. CGP strives to engage all constituents in the charitable gift planning process: planned giving and major gifts professionals, nonprofit managers and trustees, financial and estate planners, trust managers and administrators.
