Legacies

Legacies are a source of income that can transform a charity; but are also hard to plan for. Who, how and when to ask are frequent questions in setting up a legacy campaign; some recent studies I've come across have shown some interesting information. The time people write wills is more related to life changing events than to a time of year When do people make wills; these are the average ages (http://radcliffeconsulting.org): * 38 (getting married / starting family / thinking about guardians for children) * 68 (early retirement / thinking about grandchildren) * 80 (after bereavement) After a divorce is another time The average time between the last update of a will and it being proved (6 to 12 months after death) is actually around 4 years Typically 85% of the people on a charity's database already have a will (research from Adrian Sargeant), and as such you may well pick up a lot of smaller gifts perhaps from people who are new to your organisation, who might not have the money to pay for a will

Gwirvol Funding

The aim of the GwirVol Youth Volunteering Grants scheme is to support the delivery of a wide range of new volunteering opportunities in Wales and overseas that will support the step change in access to volunteering for young people aged 14-25 and especially for disadvantaged young people. Grants are for up to £10,000 The deadline is 2pm on 14th November 2012 http://www.gwirvol.org/en/grants/

Trusthouse Foundation

The Trusthouse Foundation have changed their application form slightly so all the information now goes on their form so you do not need to sent in the additional information pages. You still can not save the text in the form.

Asking businesses for donations

This is a brief but helpful guide for anyone wanting to ask local businesses for a donation towards their work http://knowhownonprofit.org/how-to/how-to-approach-local-businesses-for-donations