Remember A Charity

Wishing our members, partners, and supporters far and wide an enjoyable and restful festive season - we look forward to continuing to work together to inspire even more people with the power of #legacies in 2025 🤗

As 2025 approaches, we're delighted to share the below short video, which takes a look back at just some of what Remember A Charity has achieved as a collective over the last year 🎉 A huge thank you to our member charities and partners - your support has enabled us to reach record numbers of people across the UK, shining a light on the importance and impact of #legacy giving 🙌 Here's to continuing to work together to grow long term impact for charities across the sector, and shape the world for future generations 💛 https://lnkd.in/eFmcQx4g

Wonderful to contribute to this piece in The Times, discussing the crucial impact #giftsinWills have for UK charities and how meaningful this way of giving can be, alongside the generous tax benefits associated with legacy gifts 🎁 https://lnkd.in/ea5tBiry

Looking for some weekend reading? 👀🧾 Our December #Legacy Bulletin takes you on a trip along the yellow brick road, with a guest blog looking at what a family favourite film can teach us about great legacy #fundraising. We bring news of the Probate Registry’s visit to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Angela Rippon’s dazzling performance in championing the legacy message and more. Check it out and subscribe for future editions here: https://lnkd.in/egTYnf_b]

Looking for some weekend reading? 👀🧾 Our December #Legacy Bulletin takes you on a trip along the yellow brick road, with a guest blog looking at what a family favourite film can teach us about great legacy #fundraising. We bring news of the Probate Registry’s visit to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Angela Rippon’s dazzling performance in championing the legacy message and more. Check it out and subscribe for future editions here: https://lnkd.in/egTYnf_b]

In case you missed it: Last week we shared an update on a recent visit by a group of employees from the HMCTS Probate Registry to Remember A Charity members, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. The visit forms part of our work programme with HMCTS, helping build understanding of the importance of gifts in Wills for UK charities. Find out more about the visit, as well as our wider work and the improvement in probate performance here: https://lnkd.in/ehqzbM3d

What a brilliant meeting of our Remember A Charity Wealth Adviser Committee and guests, chaired by Clare Stirzaker and guided by Sianne Haldane. There was so much warmth and engagement in the room; a real appetite to drive change and support clients achieve their philanthropic legacy. Thanks to all those who joined us today, particularly James Cook for generously hosting the meeting and providing the mince pies. For more info about our work and resources to support wealth advisers and their clients who wish to leave a charitable legacy, see our wealth adviser webpages: https://lnkd.in/eWD-7Hrs. Glenn Baker PhD James von Simson TEP Laura Nevitt Isabelle Smith Rachel Steeden Marina Nikoloska Lizzy Steinhart Tatiana Watson Kelly B. #legacygiving #willanthropy #charitablelegacies #philanthropy

Leaving a gift to a charity in your will is the perfect way of giving. Anaish Yilma-Parmar, Chair of Remember A Charity and Head of Legacies at British Red Cross explains why. #GiveYourWay

It's #GivingTuesday! 🤗 This year, the campaign is focusing on the many wonderful ways to #GiveYourWay - including, of course, leaving a #legacy gift to charity in your Will 💛 Today, join us celebrating the generosity of those who give across the UK 🫶 and don't forget you can find out more about all things #giftsinWills at rememberacharity.org.uk Giving Tuesday UK

We're delighted to share that the wonderful Angela Rippon is today joining us to help spread the #legacy message! 🥰 A #Willanthropist herself, Angela knows first hand how fulfilling this special way of giving can be, and we're thrilled to have her support in lending her voice to champion gifts in Wills and inspire more people to consider leaving a charitable gift 💛 Pictured below, Angela appearing live on GB News this morning!