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Legacy Session260309
1. H OW TO C R E A TE Y OU R LE G A C Y
PR OPOS ITION
PRESENTED BY
- N IC H O L A M U L L E N , L E G A C Y P R O M O T IO N IR E L A N D
- M A R Y O ’K E N N E D Y , O ’K E N N E D Y
C O N S U L T IN G
3. Overview of Legacy Giving in Ireland
Legacy Giving as a source of income to Charities:
• Legacies left to charities is an extremely valuable source of cost effective,
unrestricted voluntary income.
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• Currently Irish NGO’s raise on average approx 6% of their voluntary
income from legacies. (PCI Legacy Research 2003).
• This compares with 40% in the UK, with some earning as much as 65%.
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4. Overview of Legacy Giving in Ireland
• The potential for legacy giving in Ireland.
• 45% of a representative sample indicated that they have a will.
• Of those who had not made a will 1 in 4 were intending to within the next 12
months. (Source: Income and Wealth, Amarach)
Legacy Promotion Ireland adults 16+
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• New research conducted by nfpSynergy has shown that of 1000
questioned, 12% havewe are and what wein their wills –
Who included a legacy to a charity do
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compared with 16% in the UK.
• 60% indicated that leaving a legacy is something they would consider –
compared with 45% in the UK.
• 76% believed that is was somewhat or very acceptable for a charity to ask
people for this kind of support.
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5. Our Vision and Objectives
Our Vision:
Our vision is to create social change which will make leaving a charitable
bequest a normal aspect of will-making and a widely recognised and respected
way of giving.
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Legacy Promotion Ireland
Our Objectives:
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Who we are and what we do
As a group, we aim to raise public awareness of the importance of leaving a
legacy to a charity in wills through a range of activities including
advertising campaigns
online promotion / website development
and engagement with related bodies.
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6. Our Members
• We are a unique consortium that has been established as a joint
initiative of 50 not for profit organisations.
Legacy Promotion Ireland
Who we are and what we do
• Our members are fundraising professionals, each representing the
charities involved, who contribute to the democratic ethos of our
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organisation by joining the steering group and contributing to our regular
meetings.
Who we are and what we do
• Each charity pays an annual membership fee which entitles them to
share LPI knowledge and resources.
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• Each member group recognises that as a group we will achieve more
than as an individual charity.
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8. Our work to date
Research:
• In May 2006, LPI commissioned Amárach Consulting to carry out a research
programme Legacy Promotion strategy and approach.
on legacy giving in Ireland to inform our Ireland
Who we are and what we do
• This research programme comprised of a qualitative research programme
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through focus groups that gave us;
• A greater sense of public attitudes to charitable bequests
Who we are and what we do
• An understanding of how best to communicate to potential donors
• Identify the correct target audience.
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• This research is available to all members of Legacy Promotion Ireland.
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9. Our many achievements
Raising Awareness:
LPI generates awareness ofPromotionunbiased, useful
Legacy legacies by providing Ireland
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Who we are and what we do
information to individuals, charities and solicitors about leaving bequests to
charities through our website: www.legacypromotionireland.ie
Who we are and what we do
• Each participating charities logo, a description of their work and full contact
details are included on this site.
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10. Our many achievements
TV Public Awareness Campaign:
• As a group we have developed a 40 second TV ad that introduces and
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encourages the concept of legacy giving in Ireland.
Who we are and what we do
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• In this ad, we aim to rise above addressing the individual concerns of
various audiences and appeal to a greater universal concern with an
idea that willWho we are and what we do and self
trigger feelings of benevolence, ambition
actualisation.
• The creative idea behind the ad is to ‘ Be the change you want to see in
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the world’.
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11. Our many achievements
Activity in 2008:
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• Our campaign was officially launched and what we do
Who we are in July 2008, receiving extensive
coverage in many leading newspapers.
• The TV ad was run to coincide with this launch. The ad ran for 3 weeks on
targeted spots on RTE, SKY News and TV3.
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13. Our work in 2009
Media strategy 2009 :
• Frequency of message is key to success.
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• TV: Our ad will be run in September. Due to increased membership this ad
Who we are and what we do
campaign will run with greater frequency over a longer period.
• Radio: To further extend our reach and frequency of message, the ad will
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also run on radio in September.
PR: will underpin all activity are and what we will be supported by
Who we in 2009. The campaign do
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heavy weight PR in all relevant press. Throughout the year we will be
actively placing feature articles with all major local and national
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publications
• Research: All media activity will be evaluated at the end of 2009 to
determine changes in attitudes.
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14. Join us
How to get involved:
Legacy Promotion Ireland
• A paradigm shift in society’s thinking is expensive to achieve. Together
we will reach this goal sooner than and what we do
Who we are working individually.
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Visit mylegacy.ie for full details of andto get involved or talk to me after
Who we are how what we do
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this session.
• We look forward to working together with you to make the world a better
place
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15. H ow to C rea te Y o ur L eg a c y
P ropos ition
P res ented by M a ry O ’K ennedy
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16. L eg a c ies
S e ttin g u p a L e g a c y P r o g r a m m e is
cost
e ffe c tiv e b u t ta k e s a lo n g tim e to s e e
r e tu r n s . N o t m a n y d o n o r s a r e k e e n to
d is c u s s th e ir w ills in a n y g r e a t d e ta il,
so
h o w a n d w h e n d o y o u a s k fo r a
le g a c y ?
17. 1) A ppro a c hing S uppo rters
• K e y lif e s ta g e s i.e . b ir th o f a c h ild ,
m a r r ia g e , r e tir e m e n t, fin a n c ia l w in d fa ll,
illn e s s .
• A r e la tio n s h ip n e e d s to b e b u ilt b e fo r e
a p p r o a c h in g th e to p ic
“It’s difficult to track when people are going to change or make their wills .
You can’t just phone them up and ask them about it, s o you have to
engage with them the whole time” R ic ha rd R a dc liff, S m ee & Fo rd
,
• S u b tle c o n ta c t o n a r e g u la r b a s is i.e . in d ir e c t m e s s a g e s
in c o r p o r a te d in t o n e w s le tte r s , m a ilin g s , o n y o u r w e b s ite , a t
s p e c ia l e v e n ts
• A s im p le L e g a c y In fo r m a tio n B o o k le t c o u ld a ls o b e g iv e n to
th o s e s o lic it o r s w it h a p e r s o n a l o r p r o fe s s io n a l lin k to y o u r
c h a r ity .
18. 2) H o w to a s k
• R e s p e c tfu l, d ir e c t la n g u a g e is
im p o r ta n t w h e n
c o m m u n ic a tin g a b o u t
le g a c ie s .
• J a r g o n a n d flo w e r y w o r d s
d o n ’t h e lp
• R e m e m b e r to u s e s e n s itiv e
la n g u a g e a s it is a s e n s itiv e
to p ic
• T h e a p p ro a c h m u s t b e
g r o u n d e d a n d s u b tle T o tb e p e r s u a s iv e y o u m u s t b e
bu
h o n e s t.
b e lie v a b le - a v o id n e g a tiv e
s to r ie s o r g u ilt d r iv e n m e s s a g e s ,
p e o p le w a n t to k n o w w h a t r e a l
d iffe r e n c e th e ir s u p p o r t c a n
19. T hink very c a refully
a bo ut yo ur
a udienc e a nd a
c a us e a ppro pria te
ta g line..
25. C o ns ider the la ng ua g e yo u us e
c a refully
• “Will them Well”
• “Imagine the difference a gift in your will would make in helping to find a cure
for ......”
• “If or when the time is right for you to include a gift in your will please
remember us”
• “Perhaps you would be kind enough to remember a second family in your
will? Please consider our Foundation and the families we support”
• “Do you have something which you treasure, which you want to pass on to
someone special? A will is the only way that you can be totally assured this
will happen. Once you have looked after your nearest and dearest, please
consider including ... in your will.”
• “A will is so easy to avoid doing. B ut it can be vital to the future of your own
26. 3)W hic h C ha nnels to
us e
• It h a s b e e n s h o w n th a t s ig n ific a n t
le g a c y in c o m e c o m e s fr o m
s u p p o r te r s w h o a r e n o t a lr e a d y o n
th e b e n e fitin g c h a r itie s d a ta b a s e
w h ic h m e a n s y o u n e e d to r e a c h
• Inn e wd e ru d iern c ec s . th e s e n e w a u d ie n c e s y o u a ls o n e e d to
o r a to e a h
c o n s id e r m e d ia c a m p a ig n s a n d jo in t e ffo r ts w ith o th e r
c h a r ita b le o r g a n is a tio n s
•S ign up to Legacy P romotion Ireland
www.legacypromotion.ie
27. S o w ha t m o des w o rk ?
Telephone
Direct mail Website & E-mails
C ha nn
Event Newsletter
els
(legacy or general?)
Advertisement
One to one?
Brochure & Leaflets
28. A ns w ers - U K R es ea rc h
• D irec t m a il – 68% s a y yes but w hy?
• T elephone – 5% but only for a follow up
• W ebs ite – 15% s a y yes but for ex tra
inform a tion
• N ew s letter – 100% but does it w ork ?
• A dvertis em ent - 5% pos s ibly
• B roc hure - 5% pos s ibly
• E vent - 95% but w ha t type?
• O ne to one - 1% … … !!
29. 4) P res enting I nfo rm a tio n
• T h e o ld e r g e n e r a t io n o r th o s e a t a k e y life s ta g e o r
n e a r in g e n d o f lif e a r e o fte n m o r e p r e p a r e d to lis te n a n d
th in k o f w h a t c a n b e le ft b e h in d b y th e m - th e d iffe r e n c e
th e y c a n m a k e t o fu tu r e g e n e r a tio n s .
• W h e n p r e s e n tin g in fo r m a tio n la r g e ty p e fa c e , p ic tu r e s ,
s h o r t s to r ie s a n d c o lo u r s c h e m e s c a n m a k e it e a s ie r fo r
a u d ie n c e s to v ie w it – ju s t b e c a u s e le g a c ie s a r e lin k e d to
d e a th it d o e s n ’t m e a n y o u r m a te r ia l n e e d s to b e to o
s e r io u s !!
You can brighten up someone’s future even after you gone..
30. T ell K ey S to ries ...
•Past successes and past achievement – new service or
building, number of beneficiaries
•Give examples of past legacies and what difference they
made – big and small
•Tell funny stories
•Define the future need and costs
31. 5) M a k ing leg a c y g iving a c c es s ible
to a ll legacies mus t be enormous , s o make it
“P eople think
clear that any size of gift is welcome” R ichard
R adcliffe
• A d v is in g y o u r d o n o r o n le g a l p r o c e d u r e s is
im p o r ta n t a n d n e c e s s a r y . It c r e a te s a n e n v ir o n m e n t
o f tr u s t a n d b e lie f th a t th is is s o m e th in g m a n y d o
a n d it is a p o s itiv e , s tr a ig h t fo r w a r d w a y o f
c o n tin u in g th e ir s u p p o r t to a fa v o u r ite c h a r ity .
S ample charitable beques t in a donor’s will:
For a gift of the residue of an estate:
quot;I g iv e to X ........ a ll (o r a f r a c tio n ) o f t h e r e s id u e o f m y e s ta te w h a ts o e v e r a n d
w h e r e s o e v e r , a n d I d ir e c t th a t t h e r e c e ip t o f th e T r e a s u r e r o r o th e r o ffic e r fo r th e
tim e b e in g o f th e s a id O r g a n is a t io n s h a ll b e a f u ll a n d s u ffic ie n t d is c h a r g e o f th e
s a m e quot;.
For a gift of a fixed sum or specific item:
quot;I g iv e th e s u m o f € _ _ _ _ _ _ _ o r I b e q u e a t h (th e ite m s p e c ifie d ) to X ........., a n d I
d ir e c t th a t th e T r e a s u r e r o r o th e r p r o p e r o f fic e r fo r th e t im e b e in g o f th e s a id
O r g a n is a tio n s h a ll b e p r o p e r a n d s u ff ic ie n t d is c h a r g e fo r t h e s a m e quot;.
32. W o rk ing w ith yo ur c urrent
res o urc es :
• B e g in b y c o n c e n t r a tin g o n g e n tly in tr o d u c in g th e le g a c y
m e s s a g e in t o e x is tin g c o m m u n ic a tio n w ith in th e c h a r ity , s u c h
a s n e w s le tte r s , m a g a z in e s a n d th r o u g h a n y o n lin e
c o m m u n ic a t io n s .
• B ig g e r c h a r itie s c a n a p p o in t a s ta ff m e m b e r d e d ic a te d to th e
m a r k e tin g a n d r e c e ip t o f le g a c ie s .
• T h is a c tio n w ill e n c o u r a g e a r e a c tiv e a p p r o a c h to le g a c y
g iv in g f r o m p e o p le w h o a r e m o tiv a te d to le a v e a g ift in th e ir
w ill b y s im p le m e s s a g e s .
• F u r th e r in to th e d e liv e r y o f a le g a c y s tr a te g y , th e s c o p e c a n
th e n b e b r o a d e n e d to a llo w a p r o -a c tiv e a p p r o a c h to th e
m a r k e tin g o f le g a c ie s a s a fu n d r a is in g s tr e a m th r o u g h th e
d e v e lo p m e n t o f s p e c ific p r o m o tio n a l m a te r ia l, p r e s s
33. L eg a c ies ta k e tim e but a re w o rth
the returns !
quot;Leave your children with enough money to
do anything they want, but not so much that
they are doomed to do nothing at all.quot;
W a rren B uffett (w o rth $44 billio n)
34. O V E R T O Y O U !!!
Legacy Promotion Ireland
Who we are and what we do
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35. G roup
Exercise
P ic k yo ur C a us e:
• A nim a ls : R e-hom ing S tra y C a ts
• C hildren: D is a dva nta g ed C hildren
U nder 10
• M edic a l: Legacy Promotion Ireland
R es ea rc h on H eredita ry
D is ea s es Who we are and what we do
• A rts & C ulture: T hea tre for P erform ing
A rts
• E duc a tion: I ns titute for L ife L ong
L ea rning
• O vers ea s A id: W om en’s R ig hts in 1
36. P lea s e ta k e a ten m inutes to lo o k
a t pro m o ting leg a c ies fo r yo ur
c a us e under the fo llo w ing :
• C rea ting the M es s a g e
- Y our L eg a c y A s k
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Who we are and what we do
• W ha t C ha nnels to us e
- C hoos e 3 A venues
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37. THANK YOU
W E A R E A V A IL A B L E F O R Q U E S T IO N S
D U R IN G T O D A Y O R Y O U C A N E -M A IL
Legacy Promotion Ireland
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Who we are and what we do
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