Legacy Planning
What is Legacy Planning?
What is legacy planning? The new legacy planning feature on Permanent.org allows you to plan for what should happen to your materials in the event of your passing. In the first release of the legacy planning feature, you will be able to choose who ...
How to Assign a Legacy Contact for Your Account
A Legacy Contact is the person who will reach out on your behalf to Permanent.org to let us know of your death or permanent incapacitation. This will activate the Legacy Plans you have created for the archives you own on Permanent.org. You only need ...
How to Assign an Archive Steward
An Archive Steward is the person who will assume ownership of your archive in the event of your death or permanent incapacitation. They will assume ownership when Permanent has been contacted about your passing and your Legacy Plan is activated. You ...
For Legacy Contacts
This article will explain the role of the legacy contact and provide information about the responsibilities of the legacy contact. Welcome to Permanent.org, and thank you for playing an important role in your loved one's legacy plan. A legacy plan on ...
For Archive Stewards
This article will explain the role of an archive steward and provide information about the responsibilities of an archive steward. Thank you for playing an important role in your loved one's legacy plan. A legacy plan on Permanent.org is the ...
How to Choose an Archive Steward
Your archive steward is the Permanent.org member who will take ownership of your archive when your legacy plan is activated. There are three things you may want to consider when choosing an archive steward. How well do they know you? Your archive ...
What's the difference between a legacy contact and an archive steward?
There are two important individuals that play different roles for your legacy plan on Permanent.org: your legacy contact and your archive steward. Below is a chart that summarizes the differences between your legacy contact and your archive steward. ...
How to Start a Conversation with Your Archive Steward
It can be a challenge to start a conversation about planning for your legacy when you have passed. Here are three tips for talking to someone about becoming an archive steward. Ask someone you trust: Start by asking the person if they are able and ...