# Inaugural Smee & Ford Legacy Giving Awards open for entries

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/10/10/inaugural-smee-ford-legacy-giving-awards-open-for-entries/
- Published: 2022-10-10T09:20:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Smee & Ford is launching its first Legacy Giving Awards with entries now open.**

The [Smee & Ford Legacy Giving Awards](https://legacygivingawards.co.uk/) shine 
a light on the achievements of both charity legacy fundraising and administration
teams. They offer an opportunity to secure recognition internally for legacy giving’s
contribution, gain national recognition, and receive feedback on projects from a
judging panel of subject experts, leaders, and practitioners.

There are 22 categories that charities can enter for free, with categories including
Most Innovative Legacy Campaign, Legacy Administration Team of the Year and Outstanding
Individual in Legacy Fundraising.

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The [judging panel](https://legacygivingawards.co.uk/judges-list) includes Richard
Radcliffe, Founder of Radcliffe Consulting, Lucinda Frostick. Director of Remember
A Charity, Matthew Lagden, CEO of Institute of Legacy Management. It also includes
charity-side legacy professionals, from GOSH Charity Legacy Officer Rosalind Sherlock
Jones to Combat Stress Head of Planned Giving, Sarah Seddon.

Entry deadline is Friday 25 November, with judging taking place in December. The
shortlist will be announced on 20 February, before an awards ceremony on 27 April
2023 at the Bankside Hilton in London.

Polly Avgherinos, Managing Director, Smee & Ford commented:

> “After a period of turbulence where the resilience of legacy income streams proved
> to be invaluable, we believe that there is no better time than now to celebrate
> the talent, commitment and passion of people working in legacies.”