WillPower
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The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the UA System, and 18 local nonprofit organizations collaborate to boost awareness about charitable estate planning for National Estate Planning Awareness Week.

Huntsville’s nonprofit community launches WillPower, an educational campaign to boost awareness of charitable estate planning. While 63% of Americans make charitable donations during their lifetimes, only 8% of Americans include a gift to charity in their estate plans. WillPower is a collaborative effort to build brighter futures by encouraging local donors to leave a portion of their estate to charity.

The goal of planned giving is to create a legacy that benefits the donor, their heirs, and charitable organizations. WillPower educates donors on how to collaborate with their financial advisor or attorney to donate even a small portion of their estate to charity through a will or bequest, a beneficiary designation, or a life insurance policy.

A planned gift allows a donor to create a meaningful legacy that provides for their loved ones while funding the mission of their favorite nonprofit organizations or causes forever.

Donors can ensure that these organizations remain strong for years to come by simply including a gift to charity in their estate plan. This simple action will positively impact the Huntsville, Alabama region and help nonprofits continue their work for the next generation.

WillPower will launch its campaign in October to boost awareness about charitable estate planning for National Estate Planning Awareness Week.

For more information about making a planned gift to UAH, or to discover the power in planning, visit www.UAHLegacy.org.

ABOUT WILLPOWER

WillPower is a Huntsville, Alabama nonprofit collaborative effort designed to encourage charitable giving through will and estate planning. www.WillPowerHSV.org

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE

UAH is located in Huntsville, AL, which has been named one of the best places to live by U.S. News & World Report. UAH offers 89 degree programs of study at the undergraduate and graduate level, with colleges in Engineering; Education; Honors; Nursing; Science; Business; Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences; Graduate School; and Professional Studies. The university’s 500-acre campus includes 17 high-tech research centers and labs responsible for nearly $149.8 million in annual research expenditures and serves as the anchor tenant for the second-largest research park in the nation. UAH is regularly ranked the best return on investment among all schools in Alabama, and has been named by the Brookings Institution as the best public university in the state based on the economic outcomes of its graduates.

 

Contact

Dr. Helen Lien
256-824-5485
helen.lien@uah.edu