The world of legacy giving is all over the place – but going up. I have been saying for some time it is like dancing the Hokey Cokey but it seems to be dancing in a fascinating direction. It seems strange to note that the number of medical research legacies has actually decreased over the last
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11 July 2016
Keep on your toes, keep your eyes and ears open and your fingers crossed, let alone your legs
- By : Richard Radcliffe
- Best Practice, Contested Wills, Legacy Strategy, Making the ask
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3 March 2016
Bring back the joy of giving – it’s time to make donors smile
Stop for a moment. Forget any fundraising crisis. This might be hard considering recent blogs which have included headlines such as: “When fundraising hurts” “relationship fundraising: It’s complicated” “Have we reached boiling point?” “The price we pay for losing sight of the donor” Headlines to do your head in. Fundraising is under the microscope; because fundraising was
- By : Richard Radcliffe
- Contested Wills, Legacy Strategy, Making the ask, Tips, Wills
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29 December 2015
Predicting the future for legacy giving is impossible. Somebody called Nick Cannon (no idea who is was) said
Predicting the future for legacy giving is impossible. Somebody called Nick Cannon (no idea who is was) said “Nobody can predict the future. You just have to give your all to the relationship you’re in and do your best to take care of your partner, communicate and give them every last drop of love you
- By : Richard Radcliffe
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6 October 2015
Donor experience OMG how charities still get it so wrong
OK so I am angry because I got a letter from a charity today. But then I realise why donors are so angry if they get a letter like the on I got today – probably encouraged by the concept of Relationship Fundraising. Let me tell you my story – it is a very simple one Three
- By : Richard Radcliffe
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1 October 2015
Fundraising regulation
All the frenetic activity on the “fundraising problems” in the sector are driving me mad. They have been around for years. Having listened to 24,000 donors volunteers and charity service users over decades it is clear that fundraising has been heading in the wrong direction for years; possibly since the introduction of Relationship Fundraising. Eight
- By : Richard Radcliffe
- Legacy Strategy, Making the ask, Tips
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18 September 2015
Latest legacy income trends
Smee & Ford that great British company which has the best legacy stats in the world issued the latest legacy income stats (for England Wales and Scotland) for 2014 . And they are fascinating. Legacy income is up from £2.044 billion in 2013 to £2.208 billion in spite of a slightly reduced number of deaths
- By : Richard Radcliffe
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27 February 2015
The Great Legacy debate
Is legacy giving triggered by the heart or the brain? Or both? On 3rd July I will be debating this issue with the awesome Professor Russell James. He is a specialist in scientific research – he is also a Professor (Texas Tech University). I am not a scientist or a professor – I am more of a
- By : Richard Radcliffe
- Legacy Strategy, Making the ask
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17 February 2015
breaking down barriers
Soon off to Poland – the eighth Eastern European country where I have been invited to break down the perceived barriers to legacy giving. Some of this region has the shortest philanthropic history in the world and it is really exciting to motivate donors and fundraisers to get started.
- By : Richard Radcliffe
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21 January 2015
successes
What a nice start to the year. Two client feedbacks: One charity with ailing legacy income. After some incredibly straighforward steps, which have been sustained over four years, legacy income has doubled to £4 million. One arts organisation. Following focus groups, I rashly said that there might well be over £20 million of legacies in their membership.
- By : Richard Radcliffe
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3 December 2014
nostalgia is great
As I got to my 60th birthday I found myself looking back at the life of my maternal grandfather who wrote over 600 letters to his wife during his time at the front in the first world war (mainly near Ypres and Somme). It was so uplifting and I found myself celebrating a great life rather than
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