Legacy giving is undoubtedly one of the fundraising success stories of recent times. Over the past 30 years, real legacy income (after inflation) has trebled in value, set to reach a record £4bn per annum by the end of 2022, and is expected to grow strongly over the next three decades. At Legacy Foresight, we forecast that legacy incomes will double in real terms (after inflation) by 2050.
Civil society
New data released by Legacy Futures reveals that charity sector investment in legacy fundraising has grown considerably in recent years, likely reflecting both growing awareness of the importance of legacies in charity sustainability and hard work in securing budget for legacy marketing.
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Delegated authority allows charity trustees to assign some of their powers to internal committees, individual trustees, or employees, so they can carry out specific tasks or make certain decisions on behalf of the charity. In particular for us to allow key decisions in Legacy Administration.
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When talking to a charity fundraising director recently about getting trustees and other senior leaders on board with investing in legacies, she said: “Legacies is the equivalent of climate change. It’s so far ahead, people don’t want to invest in it.”
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