This amount can fluctuate with the number of individuals being served and various cost factors. Although NCPG's dues will remain low compared to other professional organizations, many council leaders have asked why NCPG is making such a large percentage increase. Until recently, NCPG has been able to cover the gap between dues and cost of services with revenues from the National Conference on Planned Giving. For the past two years it has been necessary to use some of the reserves created from prior years to bridge the gap between revenue and expenses. While it is fortunate to have these reserves, clearly this is a limited resource.
Fiscal responsibility calls for action.
The NCPG Board has long been concerned about the heavy reliance on conference revenue. Conference attendance and subsequent profit was starting to level off while the costs of member services and numbers of individuals served continued to increase. At that time three years ago, a taskforce made up of former NCPG Treasurers studied these issues. The taskforce reported their conclusion to the board that NCPG could not continue to rely upon the conference for such a large part of its revenue. The board then moved to approve two dues increases to be enacted over the last two years.