{"id":2636,"date":"2008-06-24T20:10:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-25T00:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/how-can-you-help\/copy_of_giving-beyond-your-own-lifetime\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:13:11","slug":"copy_of_giving-beyond-your-own-lifetime","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/how-can-you-help\/copy_of_giving-beyond-your-own-lifetime\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Beyond Your Own Lifetime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>How Would You Like to Be Remembered? Estate Plans<\/h2>\n<p>Other ways to give include leaving the University of North Carolina as a beneficiary of your estate or organizing annuities, Charitable Remainder Trusts and life insurance policies that can positively impact your taxes and help you realize your philanthropic goals.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact UNC Health Foundation\u2019s Assistant Vice President of Philanthropy, <a href=\"mailto:jeanine.simmons@med.unc.edu\"><strong>Jeanine Simmons\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>(<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">919-843-0846).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Would You Like to Be Remembered? Estate Plans Other ways to give include leaving the University of North Carolina as a beneficiary of your estate or organizing annuities, Charitable Remainder Trusts and life insurance policies that can positively impact your taxes and help you realize your philanthropic goals. 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