Legacy: Education is the most valuable inheritance
What if your legacy could have an impact not just once, but a hundred times over? With a bequest to EDUCA SWISS, you can create educational opportunities for young people – a legacy that will grow for generations to come.
How your legacy creates endless possibilities
While traditional donations have a one-time impact, your bequest to EDUCA SWISS transforms into an ever-growing education fund. Through our unique funding model, your support becomes a perpetual cycle of educational advancement. Each repayment enables new talent to be supported – multiplying the impact of your commitment.
The multiplier effect in numbers:
After 5 years
- Your legacy gift has already doubled its impact
After 20 years
- An initial CHF 100,000 has funded CHF 500,000 worth of education.
After 50 years
- The original gift has been reinvested 10 times over. CHF 100,000 has provided over a million Swiss francs worth of education.
That’s how multiplication works:
- Your legacy funds initial education
- Loans are repaid (on average after 5 years)
- The same capital enables a new education
- The cycle continues indefinitely
Create your personal educational legacy
Decide how you want your growing legacy to make an impact:
- Establish an education fund in your name
- Prioritise funding according to your vision
- Or support the talent of tomorrow anonymously
Every legacy is unique – just like the people whose future you are shaping. Let us explore in a personal conversation how your vision can achieve maximum impact through the multiplier effect. Contact our CEO Simon Merki at simon.merki@educaswiss.ch or by phone at +41 41 541 84 55.
How can you support us?
Student loan
As a lender, you directly support the candidates in the fulfillment of their educational project.
Coaching
As an EDUCA SWISS coach you play a central role. You guide the candidates, question in a critical yet constructive way and help make an educational project possible.
Donate
As a donor, you promote and fund coaching for individuals facing disadvantage, directly opening up opportunities.
Do you have any questions? Use our contact form.
EDUCA SWISS is supported among others by
Beni Würth
Council of States St. Gallen
«EDUCA SWISS is a sustainable and effective complement to cantonal education funding. I wholeheartedly support this charitable civil society initiative.»
Matthias Aebischer
National Council Bern
«Education is a human right and should be accessible to everyone, regardless of their social background or financial starting position. I am committed to this along with EDUCA SWISS Foundation.»
Matthias Michel
Council of States Zug
«I support EDUCA SWISS in its goal of ensuring that every ambitious person in Switzerland can complete an education or training program – regardless of their financial situation or social background.»
Sandra Locher Benguerel
Former National Councillor, member of the LCH Executive Board, teacher
«Education is the key to a self-determined life and contributes to a strong and stable society. That’s why I support EDUCA SWISS in its goal to create fair opportunities.»
Professor Dr. Theo Wehner
Industrial Psychologist
Theo Wehner studied psychology and sociology, is now a visiting professor at the University of Bremen and professor emeritus at the Center for Organizational and Work Sciences at ETH Zurich University. As an expert, he works for leading foundations that finance education. His research focuses on the meaning of professional work and the act of becoming in today’s society. How do we learn through experience – especially in dealing with mistakes and failure? What is the nature of volunteer work? How do we define effective support and guidance for people in their professional development? These questions are highly relevant for the EDUCA SWISS’ work especially.
Peter F. Weibel
Expert on Business and Foundations
Peter F. Weibel studied business administration at the University of Zurich and spent many years in leading positions for leading companies in Switzerland, including as CEO of PwC from 1988 to 2003 and as a member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group from 2004 to 2012. For 15 years now, Peter F. Weibel has committed professionally to education, social issues and culture. He was awarded the Medal of Honor of the City of Zurich for his services as long-time President of the Festivals. He contributed to the development of several foundations, including the Pestalozzi Foundation. Since 2012, he has presided over the Foundation of the University of Zurich. For EDUCA SWISS, Peter Weibel’s experience in professional governance, sustainable fundraising and especially in impact-oriented leadership is particularly valuable.
