{"id":67,"date":"2020-06-15T10:56:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T14:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/giving\/thanks-and-recognition\/leadership-recognition-opportunities\/lifetime-giving-societies-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:41:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:41:30","slug":"adelphi-forever-gold-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/giving\/societies\/adelphi-forever-gold-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Forever Gold Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>As part of LEAD\u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/giving\/societies\/\"><span>Adelphi\u2019s Leadership Recognition and Giving Societies<\/span><\/a><span>, the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Forever Gold Society honors alumni and friends who have chosen to include the University in their estate plans or long-term financial arrangements. These thoughtful commitments reflect a deep belief in the enduring power of education and Adelphi\u2019s mission to transform lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>By planning a future gift, Forever Gold members invest in the success of tomorrow\u2019s students. Their generosity provides stability, flexibility and lasting impact\u2014supporting academic excellence, student opportunity and the ever-evolving needs of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­in the landscape of higher education.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Forever Gold Society at a Glance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Recognizes alumni and friends who have included Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ in their <a href=\"https:\/\/adelphi.giftplans.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estate plans or made a planned gift<\/a> during their lifetime<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Membership is automatic for anyone who notifies Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­of a planned gift or beneficiary designation<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Forever Gold members help secure Adelphi\u2019s future and expand opportunities for future generations of students<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/adelphi.giftplans.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planned gifts<\/a> may be directed to an area of the University that is important to you; gifts may also be given unrestricted, allowing Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­to direct your funds toward the greatest, identified needs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Gift Planning<\/h2>\n<p><span>There are many meaningful ways to include Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­in your long-term plans. To learn how you can make a lasting impact through a bequest, beneficiary designation or other planned gift, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adelphi.giftplans.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>explore gift planning options<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Don\u2019t Have a Will Yet?<\/h2>\n<p><span>Creating a will is an important step in planning for the future. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­offers a free, secure online will-creation tool through our partner, <a href=\"http:\/\/adelphi.edu\/hr\/benefits\/freewill\">FreeWill<\/a>, which most users can complete in under 20 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2466\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2466\" class=\"wp-image-2466 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Blossom-Giving-Wall-1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Ruth S Harley University Center donor wall\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Blossom-Giving-Wall-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Blossom-Giving-Wall-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Blossom-Giving-Wall-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Blossom-Giving-Wall-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Blossom-Giving-Wall-1-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/Blossom-Giving-Wall-1-500x334.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This wall, featuring our famous cherry trees reimagined in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­gold, celebrates the golden opportunities you give our students. We are deeply grateful to you, our Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­family, for the bright futures you are helping us build.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Planned Giving is Deeply Personal<\/h2>\n<p><span>We are sincerely grateful for the foresight of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Forever Gold Society members and their desire to be part of Adelphi\u2019s future. Many Forever Gold members are also recognized through other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/giving\/societies\/\">LEAD societies<\/a>, reflecting commitments they have made for today and over time. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/giving\/how-to-give\/planned-gift-notification\/\">If you have named Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ in your estate plan<\/a>, we would be honored to thank you and welcome you into the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Forever Gold Society. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Please connect with our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/directory\/?filters%5Bdivision%5D=university-advancement\"><span>Office of Advancement<\/span><\/a><span> so we may recognize your generosity and better understand your intentions. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of LEAD\u2014Adelphi\u2019s Leadership Recognition and Giving Societies, the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Forever Gold Society honors alumni and friends who have chosen to include the University in their estate plans or long-term financial arrangements. 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