Legacies / planned giving

The three major London Mayoral candidates, Boris Johnson, Ken Livingstone and Brian Paddick, are supporting the Legacy10 campaign by committing to leave at least 10% of their estates to charity in the

The leaders of the three main political parties at Westminster have confirmed their support for the Legacy10 campaign: The Rt. Hon David Cameron MP, Rt. Hon Nick Clegg MP and Rt.

An independent steering group of charity fundraisers supported by the Irish Charities Tax Reform Group (ICTRG) has launched a Taxback Campaign to encourage more donors to make their donations qualify

Business leaders Sir Richard Branson and Charles Dunstone and investment banker Jacob Rothschild have committed to give 10% of their estates to charity via their wills as part of the Legacy10 campaign

Charity First is a new range of fundraising guides from SPMfundessentials offering "practical and straightforward guidance" on the challenges affecting charities today.

The most successful company payroll giving schemes were named this evening at an awards ceremony held at Number 11 Downing Street.

Changes in Irish tax rules brought in in 2007 may be having the effect of reducing the amount of money which is donated to charity by high earners, according to a study undertaken by the Community Fou

Irish legacy promotion consortium, My Legacy, has launched its first 'Best Will in the World Week' to promote leaving a charitable bequst. The week runs from Monday 17th to Friday 21st October 2011.

HMRC has published a guide on payroll giving and Gift Aid for school charities, designed to help them understand how they can make the most of these methods of tax-effective giving.

Charities in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Spain, Ireland and Switzerland are joining those in the UK today to mark the first International Legacy Giving Day.