GiftCollege Certification program is designed to increase knowledge and expertise in gift planning. GiftCollege provides a quality curriculum and certification as a Certified Gift Planning Associate (CGPA) with 50 credits or as a Certified Gift Planning Professional (CGPP) with 100 credits.
GiftCollege Certification includes the following steps:
Your first step is to register for GiftCollege. Signing up for certification permits you to increase your knowledge and pursue certification as a Certified Gift Planning Associate or Certified Gift Planning Professional.
Participating in a webcast requires that you do three things: complete a reading assignment in GiftLaw Pro, watch the full webcast and take a quiz with a 70% passing grade. After viewing the full webcast, reading the subchapters and passing the quiz, students will be awarded 1 point toward the goal of becoming certified. CGPA certification requires a total of 50 points. CGPP requires 100 points.
GiftCollege allows you to work at your own pace and select the webcasts appropriate for you. You may customize your program by selecting webcasts applicable to your position.
Once you reach the required 50 points for CGPA, the final step will be made available to you, a timed final examination. It will cover the 50 webcasts selected by you for viewing. For CGPP, after you reach 100 points the final exam will be available.
Upon passing the final examination, the CGPA or CGPP certification will be awarded to you during a graduation ceremony at the next Crescendo Practical Planned Giving Conference (PPGC).
"I wanted for you to be among the first to receive an e-mail from me bearing my new "CGPA" designation in the signature block!! Thank you for offering this outstanding educational program to those in our profession. Because it relates back to Crescendo Interactive, I predict the CGPA designation will quickly become one of the most credible and highly recognized professional designations in our industry."
Dave Miedema, CGPA
Director of Planned Giving
UND Alumni Association and Foundation
