Ole Miss Fund apologizes for ‘insensitive’ email sent out about estate planning
By Adam Spencer
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On Tuesday morning, Ole Miss alumni and donors were greeted with a troubling email — one from the Ole Miss Fund that discussed leaving a portion of your money to the school in your will.
Considering the current outbreak of COVID-19, this was a bad time for the Ole Miss Fund to send out this email.
You can see the message sent to people below, via a tweet from Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio:
Ole Miss basically says hey you might die of CoronaVirus, so please put us in your will
Brazen pic.twitter.com/7IR6oi7bFk
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) March 24, 2020
The mistake was an honest one, as it was a previously scheduled email. However, the timing certainly was poor. The Ole Miss Fund issued an apology for the unfortunate email on Tuesday afternoon, which you can see below:
We deeply apologize for a University Development email sent Tuesday morning dealing with estate-planning information. This message was a previously scheduled newsletter focused on providing guidance for planned giving. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/NUpfyq8ZcX
— Ole Miss | University Development (@OleMissGives) March 24, 2020
We hope everyone in our university community is focusing on doing everything possible to stay safe in the current climate. 3/3
— Ole Miss | University Development (@OleMissGives) March 24, 2020
It’s a bad look, for sure, but this all seems to be an honest mistake.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
