Advocacy News Brief: June 2026
Advocacy requires a long-term commitment and sustained effort to educate legislators and their staff about issues well before bills are written. Frequently, they need to be reintroduced over multiple sessions, and sometimes for many years, before they gain traction and are passed into law. CGP has renewed our efforts over the last two years to remain active year-round, promoting a positive environment for charitable gift planning and advocating for philanthropic freedom as a cornerstone of our civil society.
Topics: Advocacy & Legislation Updates
Advocacy News Brief: April 2026
Timely IRA Charitable Beneficiary Distributions: A Two-pronged Approach
Topics: Advocacy & Legislation Updates
Advocacy News Brief: February 2026
Welcome to CGP’s 2026 Advocacy News Brief. This new bi-monthly addition will keep you informed about CGP's advocacy work to promote a healthy legislative environment for charitable giving. We will provide updates on proposed actions by Congress and connect you with resources and opportunities to educate lawmakers on key issues affecting gift planning.
Topics: Advocacy & Legislation Updates
2025: A Year of Generosity, Growth and Gratitude
As we begin to reflect and recharge for the year ahead, the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP) has much to celebrate. Thank you for your continued support, participation and community. With the dedication of our growing community of professionals, members and donors alike, the CGP Team continued to strengthen the gift planning community. In 2025, CGP launched expanded resources, new member benefits and additional opportunities to expand your expertise.
Topics: CGP Conference, Awards, Advocacy & Legislation Updates
Goals for 2025 from the CGP Community
We asked the CGP community to share their top professional goals for 2025. From working toward new certifications to gaining new skills and expertise, continue reading to hear what peers across the industry are working toward in the new year.
Topics: Advocacy & Legislation Updates, CGP Conference, Membership
Giving Tuesday 2024 in Review
A Look at 2024 with CGP
From the launch of new educational programming to the growth of the organization, 2024 was a transformative year at the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners. Thank you to our members and growing community who made this an extraordinary year. Together, we’re strengthening the future of charitable giving and our mission to support the gift planning community.
Topics: CGP Conference, Awards, Advocacy & Legislation Updates
Expansion in CGP Advocacy Efforts; Opportunities for Involvement
With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) set to expire at the end of 2025, inevitable changes in Congress following the 2024 election, and a myriad of recently active issues, the CGP Board of Directors has committed to increasing its advocacy efforts. CGP is now collaborating with Integer, a well-established advocacy firm in the non-profit sector based in Washington, DC, to raise awareness of the impact and value charitable gift planning has in the philanthropic sector and to educate legislators and their staff.
Our efforts are focused on three areas:
Topics: Advocacy & Legislation Updates
Giving USA Results a Reminder To Focus on Legacy, Non-Cash Gifts
By Lisa M. Chmiola, CFRE, CSPG
The annual Giving USA report was released a few weeks ago, and there’s been much buzz about 2022 as a bad year for fundraising. It’s hard to ignore the numbers: individual giving is down to 64% of all gifts, and those gifts decreased 13.4% in 2022 from 2021 when adjusted for inflation. (Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy, “4 Takeaways from Giving USA and More.”)
Topics: Advocacy & Legislation Updates, Research, News
Heads Up Gift Planners: Keep an Eye on Year-end Legislation
As we approach the end of 2021, there are some things that every charitable gift planner should be watching out for as December 31 gets closer.
Topics: Advocacy & Legislation Updates