# Ten more charities join Legacy Foresight programme - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/07/25/ten-charities-join-legacy-foresight-programme/ - Published: 2017-07-25T08:30:12+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **WWF and Battersea Dogs & Cats Home are among ten charities joining Legacy Foresight’s In-Memory Insight Programme for 2017-18.** The ten new members bring the total number of member charities to 53. In addition to [WWF](https://www.wwf.org.uk/) and [Battersea Dogs & Cats Home](https://www.battersea.org.uk/), the other charities joining the [Legacy Foresight](http://www.legacyforesight.co.uk/research/) programme are: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Wood Green, Cornwall Hospice, Greenwich & Bexley, Hospiscare, Martlets Hospice, St Christopher’s Hospice and Trinity Hospice. The 2017-18 programme will focus on the funeral directors’ role in in-memory donations. It will build on the six previous years of research into the sector, which has covered a range of themes including fundraising in-memory through events, charities use of in-memory products and the influence of social and digital media in-memory. Over the past six years over seventy leading charities have been involved in the programme, including twenty hospices. ## Advertisement Meg Abdy, Director, Legacy Foresight said: > “Donating at or after a funeral is the most common way to give in memory, representing > 38% of all in-memory donations and may be the donor’s all-important first step > in the in-memory giving journey. Their initial experience – often via a funeral > director – can make a huge difference to whether they continue to give or fundraise > in memory. At a time where the industry is fast-changing and highly competitive, > we’re excited to explore how can charities form mutually beneficial relationships > with this key group.” * **[Legacy income sees slight drop in year to June 2017](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/08/14/legacy-income-sees-slight-drop-year-june-2017/)**( 14 August 2017) * **[Animal charities most popular for legacies, according to First4Lawyers figures](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/09/13/animal-charities-popular-legacies-according-first4lawyers-figures/)**( 13 September 2017) * **[Legacy income predicted to rise due to higher death projections from ONS](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/11/02/legacy-income-predicted-rise-due-higher-death-projections-ons/)**( 2 November 2017) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)