

Get Ready for WRPGC 2025-2026: The Premier Gathering for Gift Planning & Nonprofit Leaders!
Join us May 20–22, 2026, as we celebrate the 35th Annual Western Regional Planned Giving Conference.
Our 2026 theme, Beyond Momentum: Innovation, Legacy, and Impact, reflects the bold ideas, lasting relationships, and shared expertise that define this conference. Each year, we bring together leaders in philanthropy, law, and finance—gift planners, trust and estate attorneys, wealth managers, nonprofit professionals, advisors, and others—who work alongside individuals and families to shape impactful legacies.
Join us for WRPGC 2026 – where the future of gift planning takes shape, and your impact begins.
- Register: Sign up now to attend the 2026 Western Regional Planned Giving Conference. Special Group Price: Are FIVE OR MORE people from your organization registering? You receive a 20% discount! Contact Alexandra at [email protected] for the discount code.
- Speakers: COMING SOON! Meet our presenters.
- Schedule: COMING SOON! 20 breakout session, three keynotes, one planned giving primer, one advanced case study, and more!
- Sponsors: Learn about the firms and organizations supporting SoCalCGP and be sure to stop by their exhibit tables at the conference.
- Hotel: Book your room at the discounted rate by April 29!
- Awards: Nominate someone making a difference for the Distinguished Service or Rising Star Awards.
- Membership: Join SoCalCGP and be part of a collaborative network dedicated to advancing gift planning and philanthropy.
The call for session proposals closed on December 1.
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Danese Bardot, JD, CFRE, IPA Senior Director of Development Planned Giving, University Advancement California State University, Los Angeles Conference Chair
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Cris Lutz, CSPG, CAP®, IPA Assistant Vice President of Gift Planning The Huntington Conference Co-Chair and Immediate Past President
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REGISTRATION FEES
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FULL CONFERENCE (Wednesday through Friday) |
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Member
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Early Bird: $595
After March 27: $675
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Non-Member
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Early Bird: $695
After March 27: $775
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Register & Join SoCalCGP
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Early Bird: $795
After March 27: $875
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WEDNESDAY ONLY (Primer or Advanced Case Study + Reception)
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Member
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Early Bird: $225
After March 27: $275
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Non-Member
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Early Bird: $275
After March 27: $325
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THURSDAY ONLY (includes Lunch & Reception)
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Member
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Early Bird: $375
After March 27: $425
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Non-Member
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Early Bird: $475
After March 27: $525
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FRIDAY ONLY (includes Brunch)
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Member
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Early Bird: $325
After March 27: $375
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Non-Member
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Early Bird: $425
After March 27: $475
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A 20% GROUP DISCOUNT FOR FIVE OR MORE REGISTRANTS IS AVAILABLE!
Contact Alex at [email protected] for the discount code.
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Additional Details
Cancellation Policy:
SoCalCGP reserves the right to change speakers and/or cancel an event due to unforeseen circumstances without penalty. The total amount of any liability of SoCalCGP will be limited to a refund of the attendee’s registration fee.
Consent Clause
Photo Release
Registration and attendance at, or participation in, SoCalCGP meetings and other activities constitute an agreement by the registrant to the use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant or attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videos, electronic reproductions, and recordings of such events and activities by SoCalCGP and other third parties (for example, sponsors). Your registration may include technology that monitors your activities throughout the meeting, such as session attendance.
Email/Mail Release SoCalCGP will provide attendee contact information and email addresses to program sponsors and exhibitors. SoCalCGP does not sell attendee information. For those SoCalCGP events with program sponsors/exhibitors, you will have the option during registration to choose whether you wish to receive notifications and opportunities from the program sponsors/exhibitors via email or mail.
Mobile App Policy As a knowledge-sharing community, the SoCalCGP Mobile App has features that allow fellow meeting attendees to know and contact each other. By participating in certain SoCalCGP events you grant SoCalCGP the right to upload your name, company, and company's primary address & phone number in your profile to the SoCalCGP Conference App, which will be available to registered attendees only.
Continuing Education
SoCalCGP is approved as a continuing education provider #3889 of MCLE credit by the State Bar of California and designates this activity for a maximum of [pending] hours of credit. Full participation in the WRPGC is applicable for [pending] points in Category 1.B -Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits for CPAs through the California Board of Accountancy are self-reported and it is the attendees' obligation to select a course of study consistent with the CBA requirements.
Certified Specialist in Planned Giving (CSPG) continuing education credits for Planned Giving are self-reported and the appropriate attendance certificate will be provided after the event.
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