Take Charge of Your Estate: DRI Foundation Partners with Community Foundation for 7-Week Series

Interested in learning more about estate planning and want to take charge of your estate matters? Sign up for the Family Estate Planning Series, presented by the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada and PBS Reno!

The free, in-person 7-week Spring Family Estate Planning Series will take place on Wednesdays, March 18 – April 29, 2026. Each week will feature subject-matter experts as guest speakers and cover the fundamentals of estate planning. Interested participants can learn more and register to attend at www.nevadafund.org/Estate. The DRI Foundation is proud to be a sponsor of this series, alongside several other notable local and regional non-profits.

Planned gifts not only provide you and your loved ones with peace of mind, but also are effective ways to ensure future, sustaining support for the causes you care deeply about. Including DRI in your estate through a planned gift is a remarkable testament to your belief in the powerful impact of science to develop solutions to address how humans are impacting their environments and how the environment impacts humans. Legacy gifts provide the lasting foundation for DRI’s work, helping to make the world a better place for generations to come.

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To learn more about planned giving at DRI, please visit www.dri.edu/plannedgiving/ or contact Kristin Burgarello, Director of Advancement, at kristin.burgarello@dri.edu.

Please always work with your legal and financial advisors to develop an estate plan that best suits your needs.

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