Helpful Links

Greg Hammond & Scott Iles Radio Show "Planning For Tomorrow"

Join Greg & Scott Sunday mornings at 8:30 on WTIC news Talk 1080 as they share their knowledge, tips and suggestions to help you "Live For Today and Plan For Tomorrow". Listen to an archived show or download a whitepaper to send to a donor.
http://www.planning4tomorrow.com/

Partnership for Philanthropic Planning

The premier organization serving the planned giving community. Membership in NCPG (PPP) is a must for anyone serious about planned giving.
http://www.ncpg.org/

International Association of Advisors in Philanthropy

A network of professional advisors who are devoted to mastering and promoting the principles and practices of client-centered planning
http://www.advisorsinphilanthropy.org/

Planned Giving Group of CT

http://www.pggct.org/

Association of Fundraising Professionals

AFP is the organization for all fundraisers, providing important networking and educational opportunities. If you're a fundraiser, this is an organization you need to join.
http://www.afpnet.org/

Planned Giving Design Center

This site contains a wealth of planned giving information. A good place to look up details about technical issues (e.g., gifts of S Corp stock; gifts of stock options)
http://www.pgdc.com/host/planned-giving-design-center-llc/overview

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The newspaper of the fundraising profession.
http://philanthropy.com/

Charity Channel

Charity Channel is an extraordinary resource for the non-profit community. There are discussion groups, eNewsletters, consultant directory, resource guides, book reviews, streaming interviews with newsmakers and more.
http://Charitychannel.com

PG Calc

PG Calc is one of the '"BIG TWO" software programs for charitable gift calculations. They provide software for both the Windows and the Mac platforms.
http://www.pgcalc.com/

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

http://www.hfpg.org/

Crescendo Software

Crescendo is the other of the "BIG TWO" planned giving gift calculation software companies.
http://www.crescendosoft.com/

The American College

The Solomon S. Huebner School of the American College provides coursework leading to the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC). These designations provide an extraordinary amount of information about all aspects of estate and financial planning.
http://www.theamericancollege.edu/

College of Financial Planning

The College of Financial Planning provides coursework leading to the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation. This designation is an extremely valuable source of technical information for the planned giving specialist.
http://www.cffp.edu/index.aspx

American Council on Gift Annuities

This organization provides an extremely valuable service to the non-profit community: keeping gift annuities a powerful tool for both charities and their donors. If your organization is doing gift annuities, it's a "must join."
http://www.acga-web.org

IRS Tax Statistics

This site has statistics developed by the IRS from income and estate tax filings.
http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/display/0,,i1=40&genericId=16810,00.html