UGA Trusts and Estates Coordinator

Position Summary: 

This Trusts and Estates Coordinator reports to the Senior Director of Gift and Estate Planning. The general purpose of this position is to serve as liaison to attorneys, executors, and/or trustees to help streamline the administration of all trusts and estates where a gift has been designated to benefit the University of Georgia, University of Georgia Foundation, or another affiliated Foundation. The position facilitates greater efficiency and ensures that the Senior Director and Associate Director can focus their attention on development of new gifts.

About the University of Georgia: 

Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,000 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 40,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 18 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.

About the College/Unit/Department: 

Division of Development and Alumni Relations

The Division of Development and Alumni Relations at the University of Georgia advances the goals, objectives, and priorities of the university by generating private financial support, building, and maintaining relationships with alumni and donors, and assisting students with career development opportunities.

Office of Gift & Estate Planning

The Office of Gift & Estate Planning (GEP) is part of the Division of Development & Alumni Relations. GEP assists donors with making a planned gift to the University of Georgia Foundation. This office partners with schools, colleges, units, and fundraisers across campus to ensure donors have the information and resources they need to make a planned gift. Many donors may not realize the capacity they have to positively impact the lives of students, faculty, and the University of Georgia for generations. Most donors cannot afford to make a major gift to the university at a given moment in their lives but planned giving provides an avenue through which the same people can give more than they ever thought possible.
 
 Planned gifts are typically the largest and most significant gift a donor will ever make. At UGA, the evidence of planned giving and the effectiveness of such generosity permeates the institution. The university’s most generous benefactors have funded scholarships, chairs and professorships, campus infrastructure and many other areas of critical need.

EEO Policy Statement: 

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