Results of a survey into hospices legacy fundraising carried out in May 2003 as part of a Help the Hospices/PROMARK review into legacy fundraising among hospices.
Alerts & Updates Archives - Radcliffe Consulting – Defining the Future of Legacy Fundraising
20 July 2023
This was the first ever national review of legacies. Help the Hospices is now HospiceUK.
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4 July 2023
The Obsession with Free Wills
The Obsession with Free Wills
Do not get me wrong: I am NOT against free Wills (only the ones which do not comply with the regulations!).
But I am not for them for most prospects or all charities.
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26 March 2023
Can you repeat that please?
Can you repeat that please? “Sorry I can’t remember” “To be honest I get so many communications. They all merge into one” “I just don’t have time to read most stuff” “I might open an email but then I think – I will read it later but I don’t” Houston, we have a problem. All
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12 October 2022
Where’s the water?
How not to build relationships It is lunchtime and I have arrived to speak at an event for legacy fundraisers. I am helping myself to a coffee. A legacy fundraiser is next to me and says, “Where’s the water?” Please note no “Hi” or smile. I reply, with a smile, “In front of you in
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5 May 2022
Legacies: The truth the whole truth and oops!
Legacies: The truth the whole truth and oops! Donations and appeals: You send them out. You get a response. You know ROI. You measure success. Legacies: You send the appeals out. The response is true unknown: there is no hurry and it is private and there is no transaction. And the contact/engagement maybe only with
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4 January 2022
What is the role of a charity in a legacy campaign?
2022 – make this the year your leaders really understand the simplicity of raising a fortune through legacies And do your prospects realise they can be part of the solution? Richard Radcliffe FCIoF Cert. Founder Radcliffe Consulting. Feel free to email me: richard@radcliffeconsulting.org and I will send a copy of this blog for you to
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13 August 2021
Is the legacy revolution over?
When lockdown first happened, nothing was certain. The world came to a halt. The future is now fascinating. And possibly holds more questions than answers: Older generations had time to review their Will during lockdown but is that now a “job done”? And will they now ignore making any future adjustments? Wills are updated every
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8 April 2020
Online Consulting during the virus
As we all isolate to our home (or are sadly furloughed) it does not mean the end of advice and support. Online advice can be given at a fraction of the cost of a personal visit but (almost!) as worthwhile. If you need support, even an hour of advice can be a lifeline. Isolation does
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30 March 2020
Legacy giving during THE VIRUS
Every one of us is being affected. The effects are different for each of us. We know absolutely nothing about what the future holds in the short, medium or long-term future. We have no idea what the future holds for each of us financially. We have no idea as to the global effects on our
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7 March 2020
Stop treating legacy prospects as idiots
I have just got back to my hotel room from giving a legacy seminar in Canada and this question was raised by a delegates: “Have I got this right? You are saying make it easy?” Recently I have given masterclasses in Australia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria and of course in the UK. Similar questions were
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