Legacies / planned giving

Cathal Ryan, the son of the late Ryanair founder, Tony Ryan, who died in 2007, has left €35 million to charity in his will.

Marco Ruggeri, the Legacy Officer for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), has won the Legacy Officer of the Year Award 2009 at the tenth Institute of Legacy Management Annual Conference.

An Irish charity consortium in Ireland has launched a month-long initiative offering free wills to the over-55s.

Retailer John Lewis has introduced the CAF Charity Account to its popular wedding list service.

The next event from the Institute of Fundraising's Insight special interest group is entitled "Death and data: legacy fundraising and the recession".

UK residents are being encouraged to make a standard Will at no charge using a new service, Totally Free Wills, that includes a prompt to leave a charitable legacy.

Remember A Charity, the consortium of over 140 charities working together to raise awareness of charitable legacies, has unveiled a new identity to support its new campaign and approach.

Breast Cancer Care is to offer will-making services 'at a distance' in partnership with legal firm, Flint Bishop.

Half of all higher rate taxpayers are unaware they can reclaim 20% personal tax relief on their charitable donations in their self assessment tax return, according to research commissioned by the Char