# Remember A Charity Week – who’s doing what - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/09/14/remember-a-charity-week-whos-doing-what/ - Published: 2023-09-14T10:53:06+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **It’s Remember A Charity Week, with charities across the UK talking to supporters, staff and volunteers, as well as the wider public about legacy giving.** If your charity is looking for inspiration for how to engage people internally and externally, here’s a short round up of some of the activity that’s been going on this week. > It’s [#RememberACharityWeek](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RememberACharityWeek?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), > a week where people are encouraged to think about leaving a gift in their Will. > > We asked supporters Karen, Richard, and Admiral Nurse Ruby, what they want to > be remembered for.To find out more, get our Gifts in Wills Guide: [https://t.co/VaXMNU1MeE](https://t.co/VaXMNU1MeE) > [pic.twitter.com/38SRXXaee7](https://t.co/38SRXXaee7) > > ## Advertisement > > — Dementia UK (@DementiaUK) [September 12, 2023](https://twitter.com/DementiaUK/status/1701679706515386445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Dementia UK has interviewed three of its supporters about what they want to be remembered for to share in a social media video. --- > 'It's a wonderful gesture, when somebody makes that conscious decision to leave > us a gift.' > Did you know RNIB is part of [#RememberACharityWeek](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RememberACharityWeek?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)? > Find out how even the smallest gift in a Will helps charities like RNIB provide > their vital services.[https://t.co/mjFH01Ldcd](https://t.co/mjFH01Ldcd) [pic.twitter.com/9rgbJqJ8Sj](https://t.co/9rgbJqJ8Sj) > — RNIB Connect Radio (@RNIBRadio) [September 13, 2023](https://twitter.com/RNIBRadio/status/1701908876814102812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) RNIB discussed the Week and legacy giving on RNIB Connect, its radio station, with its Senior Legacy Income Manager Daniel Pepper. Daniel also shared what the charity’s legacy team do, the value of gifts in Wills for RNIB, and some of the more unusual gifts it has come across. --- > 💬 'When I die, I hope the money can be used to help those small projects get > off the ground & make a real difference in people’s lives.' > This [#RememberACharityWeek](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RememberACharityWeek?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), > leave a legacy of hope with a gift in your Will.Order your free Will-writing service > 👉 [https://t.co/ak9lV4uJlk](https://t.co/ak9lV4uJlk) [pic.twitter.com/mttw3YugcD](https://t.co/mttw3YugcD) > — Christian Aid (@christian_aid) [September 11, 2023](https://twitter.com/christian_aid/status/1701191499507957998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Remember A Charity Week fever has hit Christian Aid – earlier in the week, the charity said it had started the day with themed prayers, interrupted a weekly update meeting with an Remember A Charity takeover (maracas and all!), put together 100 goody bags ahead of its Will Clinic for staff and was then off to Edinburgh to engage its Scotland team with all things legacies. It is also promoting its free Will-writing service. --- > And the winner of our [@RememberCharity](https://twitter.com/RememberCharity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Week legacy giving team quiz is… Head of Programmes Christine! Find out more about > our Remember a Charity Week plans here: [https://t.co/gglsAnal9r](https://t.co/gglsAnal9r) > [#GiveADam](https://twitter.com/hashtag/GiveADam?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#WaterFromSand](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WaterFromSand?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#RestoreRebuildRegreen](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RestoreRebuildRegreen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#LegacyGiving](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LegacyGiving?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#WillYou](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WillYou?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/EtlfUcm1np](https://t.co/EtlfUcm1np) > — Sand Dams Worldwide (@sand_dams) [September 13, 2023](https://twitter.com/sand_dams/status/1701923450908975312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) As part of [its activity for this week](https://www.sanddamsworldwide.org.uk/News/rac-week), Sand Dams Worldwide ran a legacy giving team quiz as part of its internal training on legacy giving. It has also run a free webinar on legacy giving for anyone interested in finding out more, and will be launching an appeal featuring stories from two community members from southeast Kenya whose sand dam project was funded by a legacy gift from one of its supporters, as well as running a fun word search. --- Essex Wildlife Trust has been running a [number of different activities](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lizzy-steward-72b75a1a2_to-start-remember-a-charity-week-i-spoke-activity-7107078663375831040-Y6BW?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop) to engage staff as Lizzy Steward, its Legacy Officer, has been sharing on LinkedIn. These include talking at a staff day about the importance of leaving a gift in your Will and sharing a video of a pledger and volunteer, giving centre managers bookmarks to give out at the charity’s visitor centres and making sure everyone receives a copy of its internal guide for staff & volunteers. The charity also held an ‘Ask the Legacy Officer’ event at its Hanningfield Nature Discovery Centre. It’s also launched a Free Wills service via Guardian Angel. --- > At our Community Hub in Chilwell today in celebration of [#rememberacharity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/rememberacharity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > week 🙌 Spreading the word that gifts in Wills are wonderful and handing out bookmarks, > because who doesn't love a bookmark? 💛 [pic.twitter.com/a7WBpFoPVK](https://t.co/a7WBpFoPVK) > — Bronwen Maggs (@BronwenMaggs) [September 13, 2023](https://twitter.com/BronwenMaggs/status/1701935743554220277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Helping to raise awareness, Marie Curie has been handing out bookmarks at its Chilwell community hub where it has a shop. --- > We're delighted that Mike, a committed supporter since the 1970s, has shared why > he is leaving a gift in his will to CPAG. > Read his story now 👉 [https://t.co/cd2fp1w4dg](https://t.co/cd2fp1w4dg) > [#RememberACharityWeek](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RememberACharityWeek?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/OxjzqPtamh](https://t.co/OxjzqPtamh) > — Child Poverty Action Group (@CPAGUK) [September 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/CPAGUK/status/1702242121523040481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Child Poverty Action Group is sharing the story of Mike [on its site](https://cpag.org.uk/giftinwill/mikes-story), and across social media. A supporter since the 70s, he tells why he’s decided to leave the charity a gift in his Will. --- > [#RememberACharityWeek](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RememberACharityWeek?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > 💜 > Come and visit us at our Remember A Charity stand in the atrium at Queen Elizabeth > Hospital Birmingham today from 11am – 2pm. You can find out more about leaving > a gift in your will and UHB Charity’s will writing offers.[https://t.co/IvKuAlLqJq](https://t.co/IvKuAlLqJq) > [pic.twitter.com/0Qysk91Aza](https://t.co/0Qysk91Aza) > — University Hospitals Birmingham Charity (@UHBCharity) [September 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/UHBCharity/status/1702215609482924353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) University Hospitals Birmingham Charity is holding a stand today in the atrium of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham to talk to people about leaving a gift and how it can help with Will writing. --- > We're myth busting this [#RememberACharityWeek](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RememberACharityWeek?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). > > We understand that thinking about and making a Will can be daunting, so we're > here to help you unpick what can be a tricky subject, and to introduce you to > a new word! 🧵 [https://t.co/xHDNZo3IFq](https://t.co/xHDNZo3IFq)[@RememberCharity](https://twitter.com/RememberCharity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/XS30mwpfdJ](https://t.co/XS30mwpfdJ) > — RNLI (@RNLI) [September 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/RNLI/status/1702271228474499370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) RNLI is myth-busting this week on social media, with some True or False posts about legacies – like ‘It costs a lot to leave a gift in your Will’, and ‘Stats show people who leave a gift to charity in their Will live longer’. --- > Bake the world a better place by leaving a gift in your Will🧁️[#RememberACharityWeek](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RememberACharityWeek?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/TH71FjEgQA](https://t.co/TH71FjEgQA) > — Remember A Charity (@RememberCharity) [September 13, 2023](https://twitter.com/RememberCharity/status/1701967428991815785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) And here’s a video from [Remember A Charity’s own ad campaign](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/09/11/remember-a-charity-week-launches-with-be-remembered-campaign-celeb-support/), launched for this year’s Remember A Charity Week. Be Remembered focuses on the stories, funny moments, and quirky hobbies people are remembered for – and how they’ll be remembered for even more because they’ve left a charity a gift in their Will.