Membership Information

An annual  membership (12 months from the date your dues are received)  in the Planned Giving Roundtable of Southeast Michigan (PGRTSEM) is available in the following options:

• Full Membership is $270.  The $270 includes - $120 Southeast Michigan dues and $150 Partnership for Philanthropic Planning (PPP) dues.

• PGRTSEM Council-only membership is $120.

• PPP-only membership is $190.  This membership category is designed for those who do not have a local council that they can actively participate in on a regular basis.
  

Our regular program meetings are held four times each year and include a continental breakfast or lunch.  Each offers an excellent networking opportunity.  These meetings are free to members.  A first-time guest may also attend at no charge.  Non-members are welcome to attend for $25.  Non-members may also be included on the PGRTSEM mailing and email lists. 

Please see our Program Schedule for specific meeting dates and information.

To Join PGRTSEM:

1. ONLINE:  We now accept credit card dues payments online--through our affiliation with PPP.  Simply go to www.pppnet.org.  Click on the Partners tab, select Join/Renew (and then, click on the word "here" at end of first paragraph).  When prompted for our council - type in Michigan, and then, select our local council "MI-Planned Giving Roundtable of Southeast" from the council list.

2. BY MAIL:  Print the Membership Application and the Model Standards of Practice for the Charitable Gift Planner.  Return the completed and signed application with your payment (check or credit card accepted) to PPP at the address on the application. 

3. If you are unable to join at this time, we will be happy to add you to the email distribution list and you can attend meetings as a non-member, the $25 guest fee will apply. 

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP:

1. Invitations to our four breakfast or luncheon programs each year.

2. Excellent networking opportunities!

3. Invitations to our 'Member Hosted Sites' for Virtual Seminars.

4. Invitation to the LEAVE A LEGACY^® Southeast Michigan Charitable Development Day.

5. Listing in our membership directory.

BENEFITS OF NATIONAL (PPP) MEMBERSHIP:

PPP is a national organization for people whose work involves charitable gift planning.  Their network includes more the 120 local planned giving councils working close to home to provide education and professional community.  The mission of PPP is to increase both the quality and quantity of charitable planned gifts by serving as the voice and professional resource for the gift planning community.  Benefits include:

1. Electronic newsletter Gift Planner Update.

2. Annual subscription to The Journal of Gift Planning^® magazine.

3. Members are listed on the PPP online directory and have access to its search and membership record update features..

4. pals(TM) - post job openings and/or view job postings on the Position Announcement Listing Service.

5. Discounted registration for National Conference on Philanthropic Planning.

6. National representation through ongoing work in government relations, ethics, education and research.

Partnership for Philanthropic Planning
233 McCrea Street, Indianapolis, IN 46225
For questions on membership in PPP, please contact Carey Wilson at 317/269-6274, x.34,
or mail to: cwilson@pppnet.org

For more information about membership, or to be included on our email and mailing lists for event and membership information, contact our Executive Director, Lori B. Angel at 810/375-2180 or Email: pgrtsem@gmail.com

Phone: 810-375-2180
Fax: 810-375-2181
Email: pgrtsem@gmail.com