Curious how your classmates are making a difference? Here are some ideas—they might just spark new ideas for your own philanthropy.

• Use your IRA now and later. It can satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution. A beneficiary designation for the future can do even more.
• Plan ahead for your DAF. Make Bates the beneficiary.
• Fill out a Bequest Intention Form so we can count your future gift toward your giving totals.
• Set up a Trust or Gift Annuity to benefit you, family, and Bates.
• Transform Real Estate into endowment support 

To learn more, contact us at giftplanning@bates.edu | 800-762-3145. But, don’t just take it from us. We can put you in touch with alumni who can share more about the reasons they have updated their giving strategy for Bates.