Educational Programs

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NCPGC offers several educational and networking opportunities each year including:

• Virtual Luncheon Programs with speakers addressing a wide variety of topics affecting charitable gift planners
• A Heidi Strassburger Masters Program for advanced gift planning professionals (virtual)
• A Planned Giving Basics Course for beginners consisting of 12-hours of virtual instruction from experienced Bay Area planned giving practitioners
• An in person Annual Planned Giving Conference offering several tracks and workshops - including fundamentals and advanced - and featuring both locally and nationally-known planned giving industry speakers

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View detailed list of upcoming events HERE.

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NCPGC LUNCHEON PROGRAM
Planned Giving Marketing with Golden Retrievers Over the Last 25 Years
Thursday, November 6, 2025
12:00 - 1:30 pm PT via Zoom 

Presented by:
Tom Horton,
Guide Dogs for the Blind

REGISTER HERE

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SAVE THE DATE
Recent Developments in
​Charitable Giving
Thursday, January 22, 2026
12:00 - 1:30 pm PT via Zoom 

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ANNOUNCING THE
33rd Annual Northern California Planned Giving Conference
APRIL 30, 2026
THE WESTIN SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT
1 Old Bayshore Highway,
Millbrae, CA 94030

SAVE THE DATE & SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

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