# FSI’s inaugural Leeds conference to feature plenary session on legacy fundraising

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/09/13/fsis-inaugural-leeds-conference-feature-plenary-session-legacy-fundraising/
- Published: 2017-09-13T10:00:09+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Foundation for Social Improvement’s (FSI) inaugural fundraising conference
takes place in Leeds next month, with a plenary session on legacy fundraising.**

The [FSI](http://www.thefsi.org/) Northern Fundraising Conference takes place on
12 October and is the FSI’s first fundraising conference outside of London for ten
years. It was launched during [Small Charities Week](http://smallcharityweek.com/)
and is part of the [DCMS Small Charity Training Programme](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/07/19/dcms-launches-fundraising-training-programme-small-charities/)
to deliver fundraising support specifically to small charities.

[Richard Radcliffe](http://radcliffeconsulting.org/) will be the headline speaker,
sharing why now is the best time for small charities to undertake legacy fundraising,
and taking attendees through how to alert people about legacies at little or no 
cost through everything from newsletters and websites, to information packs and 
thank you letters.

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Ahead of the conference, Radcliffe said:

> “This is a golden moment for legacy fundraising and it is great to be invited 
> to the FSI fundraising conference to speak on this topic. The wonderful thing 
> about small charities is that they have a real sense of belonging to a small community
> with common aims. This sense of “ownership” is the key to unlocking a fortune 
> in gifts in Wills.”

Other speakers include Chis Dormer, Head of Business Development at [Localgiving](https://localgiving.org/),
Sharon Orr from Provident Financial Group, Linda Pawlowski from the FSI, representatives
from the Lloyds Bank Foundation, The Jane Tomlinson Appeal and Leeds Community Foundation
for a Trust and Foundations panel and Susan Morgan from the [Tony Elischer Foundation](http://www.tonyelischerfoundation.org/).

Conference places are open to charities with an annual turnover under £1.5 million.
Two spaces are available per small charity, with a cost of £15 each for members.
Further information is available on the [FSI’s conference page](http://www.thefsi.org/services/conferences/the-fsi-leeds-fundraising-conference/).

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