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About the Planned Giving Group of Connecticut
An association of more than 250 fundraising officer and people in related professions comprising all levels of experience and sharing an interest in charitable gift planning, the Planned Giving Group of Connecticut was formed in 1988.
Mission Statement
The Planned Giving Group of Connecticut will provide ethically-focused gift planning education, training and advocacy to development professionals, volunteers and donor advisors.
PGGCT meets five times annually. Our programs fall on the second Thursday in September, November, January, March and May. Except for our May program, which is an extended all-day session, meetings generally include two presentations (before and during lunch). Unless we produce an earlier workshop, our programs begin at 10 a.m. and conclude before 2 p.m. Typically, the May program begins at 8:30 a.m. and concludes by 3 p.m.
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Pat Borghesan (center), Director of Planned Giving at Hopkins School, was awarded a fully paid trip to the national Partnership in Philanthropic Planning Annual Conference in November in DC by the Partnership and the Planned Giving Group of CT. This was the first time this distinction was awarded. She was congratulated by Sally Weisman, VP PGGCT and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and Freddi Hoffmann, President of the PGGCT and Executive Director of the McLean Foundation, at the PGGCT meeting held September 10th. Pat was honored for her leadership in the CT Leave a Legacy initiatives and her exemplary work in promoting professional education in philanthropic planning.
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