The Brigham Legacy Society | Brigham and Women's Hospital

The Brigham Legacy Society recognizes individuals who have made Brigham and Women’s Hospital or Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital part of their personal legacy by including the hospital(s) in their estate plans. Through their generosity and thoughtful foresight, Brigham Legacy Society members are celebrated for supporting the future of medicine by making a gift through their will or trust; designating the hospital as a beneficiary of their retirement plan, life insurance policy, or donor advised fund; establishing a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust; or making another planned gift.

With deep gratitude to our Brigham Legacy Society members, the Brigham is pleased to offer the following recognition and gratitude programs:

  • Invitation to an annual luncheon featuring a keynote address from a Brigham leader
  • Personal contact in Brigham Development Office
  • Invitations to attend informative sessions focused on timely financial planning topics
  • Bi-annual issues of Breakthroughs Because of You donor newsletter
  • Annual issue of the Brigham’s award-winning magazine

To learn more about The Brigham Legacy Society, please visit https://giftplanning.brighamandwomens.org/ or contact Kathleen Duffy, assistant vice president of gift planning, at kduffy1@bwh.harvard.edu or 617 424 4326.

The 2020 Brigham Legacy Society Event

On Wednesday, September 23, The Brigham Legacy Society hosted its first-ever virtual event. Physicians, hospital friends, and leaders joined to celebrate and thank those forward-thinking supporters who are transforming the future of medicine by including the hospital in their estate plans. We were honored to have Ann Romney, global ambassador, Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, and Drs. Dennis J. Selkoe and Howard L. Weiner, co-directors, Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases give a special presentation on the “Healthy Aging of the Brain.”

View the 2020 Brigham Legacy Society Annual Event recording below:

The Brigham Legacy Society Event from Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Vimeo.

The 2019 Brigham Legacy Society Luncheon

On Wednesday, September 25, The Brigham Legacy Society celebrated its annual luncheon at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Boston’s Back Bay. Physicians, hospital friends, and leaders joined to celebrate and thank those forward-thinking supporters who are transforming the future of medicine for generations to come. We were pleased to welcome Madelyn Pearson, chief nursing officer at Brigham Health, who gave an engaging presentation entitled “Beyond the Bedside: How Brigham Nurses Are Shaping the Future of Care.”

Listen to the 2019 Brigham Legacy Society Annual Luncheon keynote address from Maddy Pearson:

The 2018 Brigham Legacy Society Luncheon

On Monday, October 1, the Brigham Legacy Society celebrated its annual luncheon at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Boston’s Back Bay. Physicians, hospital friends, and leaders joined to celebrate and thank those forward-thinking supporters who are transforming the future of medicine for generations to come. We were pleased to welcome Gerard Doherty, MD, surgeon-in-chief at Brigham Health & Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, who gave a thought-provoking presentation entitled “Cancer Care at BWH: A Personalized Roadmap.”

Listen to the 2018 Brigham Legacy Society Annual Luncheon keynote address from Dr. Doherty:

To learn more about The Brigham Legacy Society, please contact Kathleen Duffy, assistant vice president of gift planning, at kduffy1@bwh.harvard.edu or 617-424-4326.