Cognitive Empowerment Consulting Group, LLC provides expert training and resources to institutions on ethical and legal issues relating to cognitive impairment in donors.

There is a growing need in philanthropy to address the concern of dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment in donors. We offer organizations the needed skills to ethically navigate these challenging issues.

Learn more about the wide range of services and resources focused on the ethical and legal concerns of cognitive impairment in donors.

What People are Saying

  • “We invited Tony and Tara to present to the entire Division of Development and Alumni Relations at Penn State because this is such an important topic for our profession. Their time with us was informative, thought-provoking, and engaging. They elevated our awareness of how to identify cognitive issues in our donors and volunteers and gave specific, actionable advice about how to continue our engagement with these important members of our community in a professional, ethical, and caring way. This was a home run professional development opportunity for our team.”

    Richard Bundy III, Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations, The Pennsylvania State University

  • “After seeing Tara and Tony present at a national conference, I knew how critical it was to bring this important topic to the development officers at my institution. Their presentation sparked many questions and elicited numerous conversations, both during and after the session. We are now approaching our aging donors with a new awareness and an eye for their health and safety.  Tara and Tony bring a high level of professionalism and research to this topic and present with great heart, humor and relevance.”

    Elizabeth Harcombe, Director of Development, Planned Giving, University of New Mexico Foundation  

  • “Cognitive Empowerment Consulting Group provided valuable guidance for professional advisors, gift planners, and non-profit leaders in our community. With their counsel, we now know how to take best care of our donors AND organizations in the future.”

    Anne Calder, President of the Quad City Planned Giving Council

  • “As we deal with an aging population of clients and donors, it is important to be prepared with a plan for situations when an individual is displaying signs of cognitive impairment. Tara and Tony gave great information and examples of what to look for, and how to pivot to a relationship that is respectful, meaningful and ethical.”

    Laurie Everhardt, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa

  • “For the Planned Giving Group of New England’s 2023 annual conference, Tara and Tony delivered a thoughtful and compassionate overview of how fundraisers can navigate the ethical and legal challenges of working with donors who may have cognitive impairments. Their wonderful presentation was filled with useful and actionable takeaways, and I'm proud to have helped to recruit them to give the opening keynote address.”

    Roger Fussa, Vice President for Programming, Planned Giving Group of New England

Where You’ve Seen Us

  • Council for Advancement and Support of Eduation (CASE)

  • The Fundraising Talent Podcast

  • AFP ICON

  • Successful Nonprofits Podcast

  • The Fund Raising School First Day Podcast

  • Chicago Council on Planned Giving

  • National Association of Charitable Gift Planners

  • Planned Giving Group of New England

We’d love to work with you.