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A first for Crisis as new legacy campaign launches on TV

A first for Crisis as new legacy campaign launches on TV

Monday, 8 April marks an important date in the calendar for ILM member Crisis, the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. It’s when the charity’s first-ever legacy-specific TV advertising campaign will go live on television. Crisis’s Legacy Manager,...

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HMCTS – aiming to “exceed expectations”

HMCTS – aiming to “exceed expectations”

The way the Institute of Legacy Management (ILM) and Remember A Charity work “constructively” with HMCTS was praised at a special webinar update on the probate service for charities, held on Monday. More than 70 participants logged on for the event, led by Adam...

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Foot Anstey Launches New Podcast, “The Power of Good”

Foot Anstey Launches New Podcast, “The Power of Good”

Explore Foot Anstey’s new podcast by Anna Philips and Marina Leigh, the series explores social value in its many forms - how it's created, why it's important and the sheer power of giving back to our communities and our planet. This podcast is for anyone who is...

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What do you love best about being a Legacy Manager?

What do you love best about being a Legacy Manager?

Calling all Legacy Managers – we would really value five minutes of your time to answer some very important questions about legacy management. Your responses will help us shape an exciting new project, which we’ll be unveiling later this year. The survey will run...

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Crispin Ellison Bursary: “It is so worth it!”

Crispin Ellison Bursary: “It is so worth it!”

With just a week to go before the 29 March closing date for applications for this year’s Crispin Ellison Bursary Award, we spoke to Arian Thornton, Legacy Officer at Marie Curie, who was one of two recipients of the Award in 2023. Having originally trained as a...

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ILM Public Probate Data | March 2024

ILM Public Probate Data | March 2024

The latest set of Probate data has now been released. These contain the figures through to the end of January, which show that the recent encouraging trend has continued. The number of grants issued has now been larger than the number of applications for the last six...

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Smee & Ford Legacy Giving Awards 2024

Smee & Ford Legacy Giving Awards 2024

And the winner is……We’re getting ready for the much-anticipated Smee & Ford Legacy Giving Awards 2024 taking place next month. We extend our best wishes to the 32 shortlisted ILM members, and everyone shortlisted, each carefully chosen by a distinguished judging...

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