Simple Steps to Update Your Will and Leave Your Legacy

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Have you made a new year’s resolution to create or update your will or estate plan? If so, join estate planning expert Johni Hays as she describes simple and easy ways to tackle this important task. 

She will outline the key elements of an estate plan and discuss the pros and cons of each one. She will also explore six ways to establish a legacy -- based on your values, goals and objectives -- that will support your loved ones and the scientific community into the future.

This ACS Webinar is organized by ACS Senior Director of Individual Giving and Gift Planning Mary Bet Dobson and co-produced with the ACS Office of Philanthropy. Learn how you can support ACS programs at www.acs.org/donate or by reaching out to the ACS Office of Philanthropy at donate@acs.org

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What You Will Learn

  • How to create a will or estate plan that’s ideal for your situation
  • The 6 ways to leave a legacy and which is best for you
  • Where to go for the best legal and tax advice

Additional Resources

  • ACS Project SEED Program - This program annually supports 350+ students with research opportunities with qualified mentors in both academia and industry, as well as providing a virtual summer camp to students focusing on college readiness and professional development, lab preparedness, and exposure to chemistry-related career paths.
  • ACS Scholars Program - This program awards over $1,000,000 in scholarship funds to 300+ students annually for undergraduate students from historically underrepresented groups in the chemical sciences, majoring in chemistry-related disciplines, and intending to pursue chemistry-related careers.
  • Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship - This fellowship currently provides $85,000 per year for two years of research at one or more nonprofit institutions in any country.

Free Estate Planning Kit! 

  • This comprehensive estate planning kit will help you protect loved ones, organize everything in one place and save on taxes.

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MEET THE EXPERTS

Johni Hays
Executive Vice President of Thompson & Associates

Lara Kadylak
Director for Individual Giving & Gift Planning, American Chemical Society

Mary Bet Dobson 
Senior Director of Individual Giving and Gift Planning, American Chemical Society

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