{"id":1942,"date":"2024-12-20T13:39:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T18:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/?page_id=1942"},"modified":"2025-12-04T14:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T19:40:19","slug":"legacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/ways-to-give\/legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero-alternate hero-alternate--image hero-alternate--short color-overlay color-overlay--blue-bright alignfull\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-alternate__headline\">Planned Giving<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"hero-alternate__socialMedia hero-alternate__socialMedia--hasWysiwyg\" aria-label=\"Social Media Links\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<ul class=\"social-media__menuList\">\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/butleruniversity\/\" class=\"social-media__menuLink\" title=\"Facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"social-media__menuIcon\" version=\"1.1\" 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With a planned gift, you can create a lasting impact that reflects your values\u2014at any stage in life. Planned giving is accessible to everyone, and we\u2019re here to help you tailor a gift that aligns with your short\u2014and long-term goals. Scroll down to try out our planned giving calculator to see how a planned gift could work for you.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-theme-white-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-theme-primary-color has-theme-grey-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3ab911652ffa53d1f140e3c340172308\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-there-s-never-been-a-better-time-to-plan-than-now\">There\u2019s never been a better time to plan than now.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Planned giving starts with a conversation. Reach out to Max Harper, our Director of Development and Planned Giving, to discuss how you can create a legacy that aligns with your personal and financial goals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<section id=\"block_directory_69d7267ae6649\" class=\"directory vertical\"><div class=\"directory-cards directory-cards-vertical\"><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Max Harper <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/images\/logos\/bulldog_4cp_1-4w.png' alt='' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Director of Development and Planned Giving<\/strong> <br><span class=\"text-muted\">Advancement<\/span><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-9028'>317-940-9028<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:mdharper@butler.edu'>mdharper@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><\/div> <!-- .directory-cards --><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons sketches__app alignfull\"\n\t\t style=\"background-color: var(--color-theme-gray);\" >\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__wrapper container grid-default\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__text\" style=\"--callout-innerblocks-text-color: var(--color-theme-primary);\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><strong>Discover the Power of Planned Giving<\/strong><br><br>Get inspired by real stories, giving ideas, and campus updates in our Planned Giving newsletters.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__links\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<a\n\thref=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/ways-to-give\/legacy\/planned-giving-newsletter-articles\/\"\n\ttarget=\"\"\n\tclass=\"button-link-right button-link-right--hover-solid button-link-right--color-theme-primary\"\n>\n\tPlanned Giving News and Stories<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"callout-two-column-quote alignfull\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-quote__item callout-two-column-quote__pattern callout-two-column-quote__pattern--left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-default callout-two-column-quote__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-quote__text callout-two-column-quote__text--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"t-d3 callout-two-column-quote__kicker\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: var(--color-theme-seafoam)\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupporting Students Through Planned Giving\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-quote__quote callout-two-column-quote__quote--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"callout-two-column-quote__quote-text t-p1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;We don\u2019t want others to go through the challenges we faced as first-generation students. 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By letting us know, we can ensure that we fulfill your gift exactly as you intended.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__links\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<a\n\thref=\"mailto:mdharper@butler.edu\"\n\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\tclass=\"button-link-right button-link-right--hover-solid button-link-right--color-theme-primary\"\n>\n\tLet Us Know!<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"footer-contact has-top-spacing\" >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__wrapper grid-default\">\n\n\t\t\t<header class=\"footer-contact__headline t-d3\">Contact Us<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnHeader\">Director of Development and Planned Giving<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnContent wysiwyg__content\"><p>Max Harper<\/p>\n<div class=\"MuiGrid-root MuiGrid-container MuiGrid-item MuiGrid-grid-xs-12 css-6xytrm\">\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bodyMD css-1pu10qp\">317-940-9028<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiGrid-root MuiGrid-container MuiGrid-item MuiGrid-grid-xs-12 css-6xytrm\">\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bodyMD css-1pu10qp\"><a href=\"mailto:mdharper@butler.edu\">mdharper@butler.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnHeader\">Contact Advancement<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnContent wysiwyg__content\"><p>4600 Sunset Avenue<br \/>\nJordan Hall \u2013 Lower Level<br \/>\nIndianapolis, IN 46208<\/p>\n<p>317-940-9469<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:gifts@butler.edu\" aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. 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