Including AAUW in your estate plans if a great way to leave an enduring legacy that will support women and girls long into the future. There are several ways to do this:
Your will, estate or trust can provide a gift to AAUW upon your death that will help our organization. You can support either branch operations, our foundation or national efforts.
Any gift amount in appreciated.
If you leave a donation to the AAUW Wyandotte-Downriver branch, you would allow us to continue to hold community-wide educational events, provide salary negotiation training, provide leadership development opportunities to women looking to grow their skills set, create brand-recognition and other marketing opportunities so people come to know more about AAUW, etc.
If you leave a donation to the AAUW Wyandotte-Downriver Foundation, your funds would go to support local and national scholarships and STEM educational events.
If you leave a donation to AAUW (national entity), your donation will go toward the national efforts at that time. For example, current AAUW priorities include: removing bias from education, fighting for fair pay and economic equity, and advancing women in leadership.
If you are interested in leaving a legacy in your will, estate or trust to either the Wyandotte-Downriver branch or our foundation, please send an email to aauwwd@gmail.com and we will provide you with the information you need.
If you are interested in leaving a legacy to AAUW nationally, you can click here to learn more.