{"id":2088,"date":"2025-04-23T16:10:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T20:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/?page_id=2088"},"modified":"2026-09-04T14:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:25:05","slug":"planned-giving-newsletter-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/ways-to-give\/legacy\/planned-giving-newsletter-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Planned Giving Newsletter Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-alternate hero-alternate--image hero-alternate--short color-overlay color-overlay--blue-bright alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-hero-alternate\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-alternate__headline\">Planning Your Legacy<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero-alternate__social-media\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Social Media Links\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"butler-social-links wp-block-social-links is-style-logos-only is-horizontal 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M16.804,6.116c-0.596,0-1.08,0.484-1.08,1.08 s0.484,1.08,1.08,1.08c0.596,0,1.08-0.484,1.08-1.08S17.401,6.116,16.804,6.116z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-x wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/butleralumni\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\" \/><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/28123411\/20220420_Bulldog_Statue_021-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"hero-alternate__image color-overlay__media\" alt=\"A black and white photo of the Butler Bulldog statue at Atherton Union.\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/28123411\/20220420_Bulldog_Statue_021-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/28123411\/20220420_Bulldog_Statue_021-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/28123411\/20220420_Bulldog_Statue_021-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/28123411\/20220420_Bulldog_Statue_021-1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/28123411\/20220420_Bulldog_Statue_021-1.jpg 1460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-your-legacy-starts-here\"><strong>Your Legacy Starts Here<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every gift to Butler starts with a story. In these newsletters, we\u2019re sharing how our alumni are turning their experiences into a lasting legacy for future students. We\u2019ve also included some practical tools to help you think through your own plans. It\u2019s a powerful way to look forward and stay connected to what matters most to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\" class=\"butler-news alignfull is-style-stylized wp-block-butler-news\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-news-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-header\">\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"butler-news-link button-link-right\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tAll Stories\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-news-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Planned Giving<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Stories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"butler-news-card-stylized butler-news-card-stylized-featured\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/butler-welcomes-more-than-1200-new-undergraduate-students-for-2026-2027\/\" class=\"butler-news-card-stylized-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-card-featured-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-card-stylized-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-news-card-category\">Campus News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-news-card-title\">Butler Welcomes More Than 1,200 New Undergraduate Students for 2026\u20132027<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-news-card-excerpt\">As a new academic year begins at Butler University, more than 1,200 new undergraduate students are joining the Butler community, bringing st&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-card-stylized-read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"butler-news-card-stylized-read-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"butler-news-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/24094859\/New-Class-Photo-2026-2027.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"butler-news-card-stylized\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/setting-the-standard-for-bold\/\" class=\"butler-news-card-stylized-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-news-card-category butler-news-card-image-category\">Campus News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-title-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-title-image-wrapper-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"butler-news-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/17090213\/26-MIB-11619-Press-release-image-for-stories-site_large-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-card-stylized-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-news-card-category\">Campus News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-news-card-title\">Setting the Standard for Bold: Butler Unveils Evolved Brand Reflecting Growing National Profile\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-news-card-excerpt\">Butler University today unveiled an evolved institutional brand reflecting its rise as a national University known for innovation and ground&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-card-stylized-read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"butler-news-card-stylized-read-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"butler-news-card-stylized\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/butler-university-alumni-association-announces-2026-alumni-awards-recipients\/\" class=\"butler-news-card-stylized-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-news-card-category butler-news-card-image-category\">Alumni and Giving<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-title-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-title-image-wrapper-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"butler-news-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/14095543\/2-12.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-card-stylized-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-news-card-category\">Alumni and Giving<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-news-card-title\">Butler University Alumni Association Announces 2026 Alumni Awards Recipients<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-news-card-excerpt\">The Butler University Alumni Association has announced the 2026 recipients of eight alumni awards, which honor individuals for their commitm&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-card-stylized-read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"butler-news-card-stylized-read-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"butler-news-card-stylized\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/when-opportunity-calls-butler-students-step-into-the-spotlight-at-cannes-lions-international-festival-of-creativity\/\" class=\"butler-news-card-stylized-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-news-card-category butler-news-card-image-category\">Campus News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-title-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-title-image-wrapper-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"butler-news-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/05150002\/BISE-x-InMobi-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-news-card-stylized-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p 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