Ten (10) hours per year of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) is required for Certified Specialists in Planned Giving (CSPGCM) designation holders, to maintain their CSPGCM professional designation in an active and current status. CPE can be obtained through attendance at your local planned giving roundtable or council, regional and national planned giving conferences, and other relevant seminars, workshops, or training sessions.

The CPE requirement begins the year after you have finished the program. So for example, if you completed the program in 2010, you would need to complete 10 hours in 2011.

Throughout the year you will be receiving notification about meetings, seminars, and conferences through the American Institute for Philanthropic Studies at California State University, Long Beach Foundation. Once you attend a session where you will be receiving CPE, kindly complete the attached form and forward it to:

Bridgette Pruitt
American Institute for Philanthropic Studies
California State University Long Beach Foundation
6300 State University Dr. Suite 332
Long Beach, CA 90815
Phone: (562)985-8466
Fax: (562)985-5817
Email: bpruitt@csulb.edu

A certificate will be awarded at the conclusion of each year to document your Continuing Professional Education.