Groundbreaking Research on Donors to Be Presented at NCPP

You are soliciting a very targeted audience for planned gifts, of course, but most planned giving research has not focused on that audience. Now there is research that is truly relevant: a new study on the characteristics and behavior of actual donors will be presented at NCPP 2015 in a session with Pentera President & CEO Claudine A. Donikian.

Download Free Mobile App for NCPP

If you are attending the National Conference on Philanthropic Planning (NCPP) Oct. 14-16, you can download a free mobile app, which will allow you to do everything from setting your own personal conference schedule to making comments, uploading photos, locating exhibitors, winning prizes, and private-messaging other attendees. Sponsored by Pentera, the mobile app is available both for iPhones and androids.

Ten Ways to Improve Your Donor Observation and Communication Skills

Planned giving professionals are in the people business. As Amy Herman, J.D., M.A., Art of Perception educator and seminar trainer states, it’s not the financial aspects that lose deals. It’s the miscommunications, tone of voice, and lack of listening during human interactions that cause deals to fall through. Amy enthusiastically spoke last year at the National Conference on Philanthropic Planning. According to her training program, astute observation is critical to better communication and listening skills. Using works of art in the museum setting, she trains people in the art of perception so they can successfully perform their professional responsibilities.

Pentera Is Full-Conference Sponsor of NCPP Oct. 3-5 in New Orleans

Leading planned-giving marketing firm Pentera, Inc., gives back to the planned-giving community by serving as the full-conference sponsor of the nation’s leading conference on planned giving. Next week’s National Conference on Philanthropic Planning (NCPP) will be held Oct. 3-5 in New Orleans.