# Royal Zoological Society of Scotland announces legacy partnership with law firm

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/06/16/royal-zoological-society-scotland-announces-legacy-partnership-law-firm/
- Published: 2016-06-16T09:23:31+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The [Royal Zoological Society of Scotland](http://www.rzss.org.uk/) (RZSS) has
entered into a significant legacy agreement with Scottish law firm [Gillespie Macandrew](http://www.gillespiemacandrew.co.uk/).**

 

The exclusive agreement to be legacy partners with Gillespie Macandrew is a first
for RZSS, which operates RZSS Edinburgh Zoo and RZSS Highland Wildlife Park. The
partnership will help the charity to raise funds for priority wildlife conservation
projects, spanning 20 countries across the globe.

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The partnership will initially cover a two-year period and will see Gillespie Macandrew
work with RZSS to deliver a focused legacy campaign to encourage philanthropic giving
across Scotland. The two organisations will carry out a series of activities and
events to promote legacy giving, focusing on communicating to audiences the significant
impact gifts in Wills can have on the third sector, as well as highlighting the 
benefits of charitable giving for people when making their Will.

 

The charity will direct legacy gifts to its priority work programmes, from securing
futures for some of the planet’s most threatened species to supporting RZSS’s education
programmes.

 

Barbara Smith, chief executive officer – interim at RZSS, said:

 

> “We hope that by launching this strategic campaign with Gillespie Macandrew, we
> can open up the potential of legacy giving to a wider audience and connect even
> more generations with our animals”.

 

Picture: Left to right:  Lianne Lodge, (associate, Gillespie Macandrew), Laura-Jane
Sheridan (development manager, RZSS), Chris Smith (partner, Gillespie Macandrew)
and Barbara Smith (interim CEO, RZSS).

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