Giving

You may want to consider getting involved in an annual giving program, which will significantly help your college or school meet their needs! More info in the below video:

Choosing how to give back to your college or school can be a very exciting and time consuming process. The different options for giving are nearly endless, but hopefully this below video will set you off in the right direction:

Many employers and corporations offer matching gift programs. You may want to check with your employer and see what types of matching gift programs they offer. If they don't offer any - you may want to suggest that they do! See the below video for even more information on matching gift programs:

Giving cash donations to the college or school of choice is one of the easiest and most effective ways of giving back to the educational institution of your choice. See the below video for more information on cash donations:

An endowed professorship (or endowed chair) is a position permanently paid for with the revenue from an endowment fund specifically set up for that purpose. Typically, the position is designated to be in a certain department. The donor is allowed to name the position, which typically takes the format: First-name Last-name professorship of Department-name.

What is an Endowment? Watch the below video for information on endowments, financial endowments, and more!

If you plan on giving back to your college or school, one of the first things you should do is contact them directly and being to determine what their needs are. Many colleges and schools have very different priorities with regard to what exactly they need assistance with. Watch the below video for some more information:

Fundraising for your college can be a very good way to give back and help your college or school. Soliciting and gathering money or other gifts on behalf of your college or school is an excellent way to help them achieve their fundraising goals. See more info in the below video:

Life income gifts can provide significant assets and funding for a University or other institution, while at the same time providing long-term income for the donor.

Here are some of the many types of life income gifts:
* Charitable Gift Annuities
* Deferred Gift Annuity
* Charitable Remainder Trusts
* Charitable Remainder Unitrusts
* Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
* Charitable Lead Trust
* Revocable Living Trust
* Wealth Replacement Trust

Do you have real-world experience you could share with college students or other students? Becoming a mentor can be an excellent way to give back to the community. More info the in this video: