Planned Giving Group OKs Membership For Individuals.Members of the National Committee on Planned Giving Planned Giving is an area of fundraising that refers to several specific gift types that can be funded with cash or property. These gift vehicles are based on United States tax law. (NCPG NCPG National Committee on Planned Giving NCPG National Council on Problem Gambling, Inc. (Washington, DC) NCPG Nevada Council on Problem Gambling (Las Vegas, Nevada) ) have voted to offer individual gift planners the opportunity to join the national organization. Previously, NCPG membership was only available to planned giving councils. Individuals were affiliated with the national organization only by virtue of their membership in a council. Amendments to NCPG's Articles of Incorporation The document that must be filed with an appropriate government agency, commonly the office of the Secretary of State, if the owners of a business want it to be given legal recognition as a corporation. and bylaws The rules and regulations enacted by an association or a corporation to provide a framework for its operation and management. Bylaws may specify the qualifications, rights, and liabilities of membership, and the powers, duties, and grounds for the dissolution of an to allow the new membership class were approved by council representatives attending NCPG's annual governance Governance makes decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these processes and systems. meeting, the Assembly of Delegates, in July. The new class of membership will become available Jan. 1, 2002. Although NCPG was formed in 1988 as a federation of planned giving councils, its mission has primarily been carried out through the education and training of individual gift planners. The addition of a class of individual members to the traditional membership structure recognizes this reality and allows more efficient delivery of individual services while opening increased possibilities for future programs, explained Tanya Howe Johnson, CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. , executive director of NCPG, which is based in Indianapolis. NCPG will continue to provide services to its 110 local planned giving councils and will encourage individuals to join their local council. Governance of NCPG will continue to be conducted by delegates from the planned giving councils, and membership in a planned giving council will be required for participation on NCPG's Board of Directors and committees. Individual memberships will be phased-in over a one-year period. Additional information about NCPG's new class of members will be available soon on NCPG's web site at www.ncpg.org or by contacting NCPG at (317) 269-6274 or by email at ncpg@iupui.edu. |
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