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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · 5d

We’re pleased to welcome member charity St Peter’s Hospice! Together, we’re using our collective voice to inspire more people with the power of legacies — helping ensure #GiftsinWills continue to fund vital support for generations to come✨
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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · 6d

We’re delighted to welcome our new member, George’s Rockstars! 🎸 Together, we're using our collective influence to grow #GiftsinWills, helping charities like George’s Rockstars to continue to bring comfort, joy and healing - now, and for years to come!
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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · 6d

With now only 3 days to go until the deadline, don't miss your chance to be part of the conversation and share your insights with the sector at next year's Fundraising Convention! 🙌

Chartered Institute of Fundraising @ciofundraising.bsky.social · 21d

There’s less than 3 weeks left to submit your session ideas for Fundraising Convention 2026!

Get inspired by #CIOFFC 2025 highlights and imagine the sessions you could lead in 2026: #[bit.ly/4nmu3Rs

Submit your idea: bit.ly/3Xpj5hV

Fundraising Convention 2026. Call for Papers. Apply Now.

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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · 8d

We're delighted to be working with @giveabookorg.bsky.social! 📚 Together, we’re championing a strong legacy giving environment, so charities' vital work can continue for generations to come - sharing the joy of reading with those who need it most 💛
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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · 9d

A warm welcome to the consortium Pets As Therapy!🐾Together, we’re working to protect and enhance the legacy giving environment - meaning #GiftsinWills can keep bringing comfort, companionship and joy through therapy pets for years to come✨
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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · 12d

We’re delighted to welcome our new member, Pet Fostering Service Scotland!🐾 #GiftsinWills make so much possible for UK charities - from supporting pets and their owners in times of crisis to creating lasting change across the sector 💛
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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · 13d

In this blog, Lucy-Allena McIlroy from our partner Irwin Mitchell explains the legal options for providing for pets in your Will - from appointing a guardian to leaving financial provision or considering support for animal charities.
Check it out: tinyurl.com/5e8z64su

Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · 13d

🐾 With #WorldAnimalDay on the horizon, now is a great time to think about the animals in our lives who mean so much to us, and how we can make sure they’re cared for in the future.

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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · 14d

We're delighted to be working with Dogs for Autism to grow #legacy giving🌱Every charitable gift in a Will leaves a lasting mark on the lives it changes - helping to create futures filled with connection, confidence, and hope💛
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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · 15d

Hot on the heels of Remember A Charity Week 2025, your September Bulletin lands in inboxes today - celebrating news of rising legacy income from a major charity, and sharing new Will-writing insights. Check it out and subscribe for future editions: mailchi.mp/rememberacha...

September Legacy Bulletin

Hot on the heels of Remember A Charity Week 2025, your September Bulletin celebrates news of rising legacy income from a major charity, and shares new Will-writing insights. We also consider a key upd...

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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · 22d

We're delighted to be at @ciofundraising.bsky.social Scotland's #ScotConf today and tomorrow! 💛
If you're interested in finding out more about how you can take your charity's #legacy fundraising to the next level, come along to stand 13 and have a chat with the team 🤗

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National Motor Museum @natlmotormuseum.bsky.social · Sep 12

This week we are raising awareness of legacies - leaving a gift in your Will to the National Motor Museum Trust allows us to restore historic vehicles, keep heritage skills alive, and tell the story of motoring in Britain. See nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/support-us/l... @rememberacharity.bsky.social

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KEEN London @keenlondon.bsky.social · Sep 12

This Remember A Charity Week we pay special thanks to a recent legacy that has enabled us to double the capacity of our early years SEND preschool service - Rising Stars.

Gifts in wills of any size make a huge difference to small charities like ours
www.keenlondon.org/giftsinwills

A volunteer plays outside on the grass with a preschool child at our send Raising Stars session looking at a sensory book, text reads for learning through play

A photo of our rising stars play group with children and parents holding their hands up to the sky as they sing, text reads helping our rising stars reach for the sky

Photo of a keen London volunteer and a keen London athlete jumping in the air. Text reads for remembering a charity in your will

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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · Sep 12

✨ Gresham College was founded in 1597 thanks to Sir Thomas Gresham’s Will. Over 400 years later, his gift still funds free lectures for all. You can help secure our future too.

💛Find out more: gres.hm/gift-will

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Chartered Institute of Fundraising @ciofundraising.bsky.social · Sep 11

Will you be remembered for supporting the causes you love? This #RememberACharityWeek, we’re joining our partners @rememberacharity.bsky.social to say #thanksto all those who include a gift to charity in their Will.

Find out how you can make a difference at rememberacharity.org.uk

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · Sep 11

This Remember A Charity Week, RNIB’s head of supporter experience Helen Smith and legacy giving expert Emma Garbutt discuss how to maintain successful long-term relationships with legacy pledgers @rememberacharity.bsky.social

Helen Smith & Emma Garbutt: Legacy stewardship – a marathon not a sprint

This Remember A Charity Week, RNIB’s head of supporter experience Helen Smith and legacy giving expert Emma Garbutt discuss how to maintain successful long-term relationships with legacy pledgers…

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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · Sep 11

How are gifts in Wills helping good causes near you?

Check out our Great Map of Willanthropy to find out: loom.ly/zQLtOyQ

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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · Sep 10

Pictured here, Johnny joins our Director @lucindafrostick.bsky.social in the recording booth🎙️

Find out more about our Thanks To campaign at www.rememberacharity.org.uk/thanks-to/

Lucinda Frostick and Johnny Ball sitting at a small table inside a recording booth, pictured through a glass door.

Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · Sep 10

We're delighted to have the support of the wonderful Johnny Ball this #RememberACharityWeek!

Today, Johnny is conducting a series of radio interviews to shine a light on individual stories of hope & thanks from those who have received support made possible #thanksto gifts in Wills 💛

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Sep 10

Will you support families reading together at prison visits? 📚📚

Give a Book supports family days in prisons across the UK with books for families to enjoy together & for children to take home. 💛

Leave a legacy: giveabook.org.uk/support-us/l...

@rememberacharity.bsky.social #RememberACharityWeek

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Florence Nightingale Foundation @fnightingalef.bsky.social · Sep 10

Will you consider leaving a gift in your Will to the Florence Nightingale Foundation, like FNF Patron Dame Yvonne Moores? Your legacy could empower the next generation of nursing and midwifery leaders. Visit https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/remember-a-charity/ #RememberACharityWeek

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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · Sep 10

We’re excited to have worked with @mediaplanetukie.bsky.social on the Your Later Life campaign, launching today in @theguardian.com and online! 📰 Explore the power of legacy giving, and the ways you can maximise your impact for generations to come at www.yourlaterlife.co.uk

#YourLaterLife2025

Your Later Life

Advice, experiences and insights

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Dance Professionals Fund @dancefund.org.uk · Sep 10

Will you support the future of dance? https://bit.ly/4moRUyw
#RememberACharityWeek

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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · Sep 10

Did you know that, If your life has been touched by our work, you can support our vital work through leaving a gift to #GreshamCollege in your Will?

Find out more here: gres.hm/gift-will

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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · Sep 10

This #RememberACharityWeek, we’re joined by TV legend Johnny Ball, who reminds us how powerful leaving a gift in your Will can be.

As Johnny says: “We’re all part of a great human relay race. Leaving a gift in my Will feels like passing on the baton with love and purpose.”