Giving to Converse

Converse has partnered with FreeWill to provide an online tool where you can easily create a legal will and make a gift to Converse. Best of all it is completely free to use.

1. Use this free tool to create your legal will online, or document your wishes and find an attorney near you.
2. Specify within your will the amount or percentage of your estate you’d like to leave (if any) to Converse and other charitable organizations.
3. Go on with your life in the knowledge that you’ve taken care of the people and causes you care about.

Get started now. If you would prefer to finalize your will with an attorney, you can still use the tool to create a list of documented wishes to save you time and money with a lawyer.

By Mail:
Converse University
Office of Philanthropy
580 E. Main Street
Spartanburg, SC 29302

By Phone:
Just call 864.577.2088 and a member of the advancement services team will assist you.

Our online giving system enables you to easily pledge your gifts online. For your convenience, you now have the ability to make your pledge payment monthly or annually. Just select reoccurring donation on the form and chose which method you prefer. Once the form is completed, an e-mail confirmation from Converse will be sent to you.

Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match charitable contributions made by their employees (and their employees’ spouses). To find out whether your employer has a matching gift program, contact your Human Resources Department.

For more information on matching gifts, please contact Anna French at 864.596.9009 or anna.french@taodengshi.com.

Converse can help you make a gift of securities. For electronic stock transfers, you should instruct your broker to transfer the shares directly to Converse University’s account:

Principal Custody Solutions
Contact: 254-265-6211
DTC Number: 2925
Agent Bank ID: 78861
Account Number: 25971703
Institution Number: 78861

Your broker’s instructions should include:

• your name as the donor
  the name of the stock and the number of shares
  the purpose of the gift (e.g., The Converse Fund)
  Prior to making delivery, please have your broker confirm the above instructions with the Office of Institutional Advancement by contacting Anna French at 864.596.9009 or email anna.french@taodengshi.com.
  Advance notice of incoming securities will ensure that all items can be promptly accepted by the bank and properly credited to the donor.

If you have the stock certificate in your possession and it is listed in your name, you may mail the unendorsed certificate and a separate signed stock power to the address below. Please note that you should mail the certificate and the stock power in separate envelopes for security purposes. We recommend mailing stock certificates via registered mail, as an additional precaution to the following:

Converse University Advancement Services
580 East Main Street
Spartanburg, SC 29302-1931