This week is National Estate Planning Awareness Week, or NEPAW. You may not have heard of NEPAW, but if you don’t have an up-to-date will or estate plan, you can do so by creating a free estate plan through our friends at FreeWill—and this week is the perfect time to cross it off your list.

Here’s why:

• Your plan ensures your loved ones—pets included—are taken care of.
• It also establishes a plan for your assets, on your own terms.
• If you include a planned gift to a cause or community you love, you can make a permanent impact to help future generations—without paying anything now.

Many people have also chosen to leave a gift to The Actors Fund in their will or trust, to ensure that performing arts and entertainment professionals will always have a place to go for support. If you want to learn more about this opportunity as well, you can do so while creating a will or estate plan with FreeWill.