# Sector initiative launches to champion legacy fundraising

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/02/16/sector-initiative-launches-to-champion-legacy-fundraising/
- Published: 2023-02-16T11:35:47+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**A free resource has launched today to champion legacy fundraising, and inspire
and encourage legacy fundraisers in their own work.**

[The Legacy Showcase – Campaigns We Love!](https://legacyfutures.com/legacy-showcase/)
is from [Legacy Futures](https://legacyfutures.com/) in collaboration with [SOFII](https://sofii.org/)
and [Remember A Charity](https://www.rememberacharity.org.uk/). It aims to provide
an online collection that will grow over time to share inspirational legacy campaigns
from charities and nonprofits from around the world.

So far, The Legacy Showcase comprises 18 short videos presented by champions from
the field of legacy fundraising. Talking about their favourite legacy campaigns 
from the UK, Ireland, Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands, they explain why they
find their chosen campaign so powerful, innovative and inspirational, and share 
tips and lessons.

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To grow the collection, The Legacy Showcase is calling for fundraisers everywhere
to nominate a legacy campaign that they love. Nominations can be made via a [button](https://legacyfutures.com/legacy-showcase/)
at the top of The Legacy Showcase page.

Champions and their chosen charities appearing in the first batch of videos include:

 * Craig Fordham, Director of Legacies, Macmillan Cancer Support, talking about 
   a ‘beautifully simple’ campaign from Dogs Trust as a lesson in authenticity and
   real stories.
 * Emma Hazlewood, Head of Legacy Development, National Trust, praises Centrepoint
   for including beneficiaries in the building of their campaign, resulting in powerful
   messaging that challenges perceptions and builds strong empathy from the outset.
 * Dr Lucy Lowthian, Gifts in Wills Consultant, Legacy Voice, shares her thoughts
   about using positivity and upbeat energy, citing a Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
   TV ad as a great example with its ‘life rather than end of life’ messaging.
 * Lucinda Frostick, Director of Remember a Charity cites a Belgian example from
   Testament.be that uses sensitive humour to engage audiences during difficult 
   times. 

Commenting on the initiative, Ashley Rowthorn, CEO of the Legacy Futures group, 
said:

> “The legacy market is growing fast with more charities than ever recognising the
> value of this form of income for a sustainable future. So too, the market is becoming
> increasingly competitive and legacy campaigns will need to work harder and harder
> to gain cut through.  With this Legacy Showcase we want to champion great campaigns
> created by legacy fundraisers all over the world to in turn inspire more creativity
> and innovation in the future. I hope this collaborative effort will provide an
> invaluable resource that many legacy fundraisers will turn to for ideas and lessons
> to inform their own work.”

The Legacy Showcase collection of videos is created and hosted by Legacy Futures.
SOFII will feature The Legacy Showcase on its website and in its email newsletter,
sharing with an audience of over 10,000 fundraisers around the world, and Remember
A Charity will feature the page on its website’s members’ area.