Legacies / planned giving

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is inviting comments on the Government’s proposal to encourage charitable giving through legacies by estates paying a lower rate of inheritance tax (IHT).

Legal, financial and property specialist Pagan Osborne's Edinburgh office has donated a Will Aid Month to the company's charity of the year, Royal Blind.

Veterinary charity PDSA has appointed engagement marketing agency TDA to run a legacy project for it to increase the number of supporters who leave a gift to the charity in their will.

In today's Budget speech the Government announced a number of significant changes to Gift Aid and the taxation of donations to encourage philanthropy and reduce the burden on claiming Gift Aid, especi

Wootton George Consulting, the strategy and fundraising consultancy, has been appointed by Oxfordshire-based registered social landlord Advance Housing and Support<

An international alliance of charities is planning to hold the first International Legacy Giving Day on 13 September 2011 to raise awareness of the importance of charitable legacies.

The Tax-Effective Giving initiative at the Institute of Fundraising is to close at the end of March as its funding comes to an end.

The Directory of Social Change has published the third edition of 'Legacy Fundraising: The art of seeking bequests', edited by Sebastian Wilberforce.

Legacy income for arts organisations is much lower than that enjoyed by other charities, and only a minority of arts organisations actively promote legacy giving.

Tomorrow evening BBC Two presents a documentary programme about families facing difficulties in writing their wills.