age and getting off stage - Radcliffe Consulting – Defining the Future of Legacy Fundraising

Just back from 4 days at the Cambridge Folk Festival (or Folk Vegetable as my two young daughters called it). AWESOME and camping is just so “family buidling” (I mean getting on together rather than having another child!) BUtthe worst moment was an older folk singer – he was just so dreadful it was said. It is So important to know when to get off stage (please note I am NOT READY) – do we all go through this point of denial that we are past our “sell or use by date”? Answer: yes just like we do with bereavement. When do we realise the family is fine and so let’s put a legacy in our will to a charity? Timing is all – and we as fundraisers will never know the best time…….