Planned Giving Archives

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

By DRI Communications | Mar 11, 2026 | Donor Stories, DRI Communications

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.

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Five Simple Ways to Support DRI This Giving Season

By DRI Communications | Dec 4, 2025 | Donor Stories, DRI Communications

A year-end donation, no matter the amount, provides immediate support for our scientists’ work and DRI’s strategic priorities. Here are five simple ways that you can help support DRI this giving season: Donate to mission support, gift curiosity lab season tickets to a loved one (or yourself!), donate appreciated stocks, make a qualified charitable distribution, and leave your legacy through a planned gift. Your support makes our important work possible. Thank you!

Leave Your Legacy in Science, Through a Gift to DRI

By DRI Communications | May 13, 2025 | Donor Stories, DRI Communications

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. A planned gift could be a bequest in your will or living trust, a charitable remainder trust, or naming DRI as a beneficiary of a retirement plan fund, life insurance policy, or other.