The Southwest Florida Planned Giving Council is now the Charitable Gift Planners of Southwest Florida

Charitable Gift Planners of Southwest Florida provides the latest information to professionals, giving them the resources to initiate meaningful impact for their clients and organizational missions.​
Welcome! The Charitable Gift Planners of Southwest Florida (CGPSWFL), formally known as the Southwest Florida Planned Giving Council, is an affiliate of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners, the leading national organization for gift planning professionals. Our organization is a volunteer-led association dedicated to the people whose work includes developing, marketing, and administering charitable planned gifts. Our membership is diverse and includes development professionals, attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors.

The mission of the Charitable Gift Planners of Southwest Florida is to promote philanthropy throughout our community through planned giving. We seek to increase the quality and quantity of charitable planned gifts by serving as the voice and professional resource for the gift planning community of Sarasota and Manatee Counties.

Our organization strives to provide members with a wide range of educational programming and networking opportunities - in a collegial and fun environment. We hope that you will consider joining us. If you have any questions, please contact us at​ info@CharitableGiftPlannersSWFL.org​.
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​Jan L. Chester
President
Charitable Gift Planners of Southwest Florida ​

Upcoming Programs

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Annual Joint Councils Meeting and Distinguished Speaker Series
Presenter: Lester B. Law
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
"A DAF's Beauty is in the Eye of the Donor"
Presenter: Carlos Byrne
​Donor Advised Funds or DAFs have become one of the most popular vehicles utilized for philanthropic giving.  Why is this occurring, and how can charities benefit from this mega-trend?
This program is generously sponsored by:
Our Mission:
The mission of the Charitable Gift Planners of Southwest Florida  is to promote philanthropy through planned giving.
CGPSWFL is your link to the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners
​“Southwest Florida Planned Giving Council is the local resource for the professional gift planner and the non-profit community.” 
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– Wm. James Harman
Former Executive Vice President, New College Foundation
Contact the Charitable Gift Planners of Southwest Florida