# National Trust for Scotland offers opportunity to dedicate a view in memory of loved ones

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/05/15/national-trust-for-scotland-offers-opportunity-to-dedicate-a-view-in-memory-of-loved-ones/
- Published: 2024-05-15T10:35:50+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**People can now dedicate a view in memory of a loved one, through National Trust
for Scotland.**

[National Trust for Scotland](https://www.nts.org.uk/) (NTS) has just launched two
new in-memory products, developed with Good Innovations to appeal to people wanting
to commemorate someone who loved NTS places or Scotland.  As well as dedicating 
a view, the charity is also offering the opportunity to dedicate a tree.

[Dedicate a view](https://www.nts.org.uk/campaigns/views) aims to provide a meaningful
alternative to placing a physical memorial at the places NTS cares for, as well 
as supporting its teams to protect and preserve them.

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For a suggested donation of £50, NTS will send a personalised certificate of custodianship
and information about the place supported. If people donate £100 or more, they will
receive the certificate and information pack as well as a limited edition A4 print
of the view dedicated to their loved one – either to keep or gift to family or friends.

Views that can be dedicated include Crathes Castle, looking up from the Walled Garden,
at the height of summer; Culzean Castle (main image), rising above ancient woodland,
glimpsed from Gas House Beach; The northern peak of Buachaille Etive Mòr in Glencoe
with River Coupall in the foreground; The Walled Garden at Inverewe, looking out
across Loch Ewe and towards Beinn Airigh Charr; The village bay on the island of
Hirta in the St Kilda archipelago, looking over the beach, historic cleitean and
houses; and Threave Garden and Nature Reserve with the River Dee, from above Kelton
Hill.

![](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2024/05/Glencoe-v2osk-167780-unsplash.jpg)

The Glencoe view

People choose one of those available and make their donation, then dedicate it by
telling NTS the name of their loved one. They can also create a dedication message
if they wish and add a virtual dedication to NTS’s Dedicated Views page, to share
with family and friends, and visit.

With [Dedicate a tree](https://support.nts.org.uk/dedicate/tree), people can choose
a project: currently replanting storm-ravaged woodlands in the North East, rescuing
endangered and endemic species in Glen Rosa, or restoring Scotland’s natural mountain
woodlands. There are then a range of donation amounts to choose from, including 
£7.50, which will plant one tree, and £30 to plant 4 trees. NTS will send a certificate
and information leaflet, and the dedication can be shared through the charity’s 
virtual woodland. NTS will also provide regular updates and videos on the progress
of the chosen woodland project.

Last September, the UK’s in-memory giving market was valued [at an estimated, and record, £1.8bn–£2.4bn a year by Legacy Futures](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/09/11/uks-in-memory-giving-market-now-valued-at-record-level-up-to-2-4bn-a-year/).
It also found that while health charities and hospices receive over half of all 
in-memory donations (by volume) loved in life charities also receive a high proportion,
especially from the purchase of commemorative objects and events.

 * **[In-memory fundraising sees average return of £26 for every pound spent, research shows](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/07/30/in-memory-fundraising-shows-average-return-of-26-for-every-pound-spent-research-shows/)**(
   30 July 2024)
 * **[Tribute giving templates available for free download](https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/11/21/tribute-giving-templates-available-free-download/)**(
   21 November 2006)
 * **[Practical tips for legacy and in-memory fundraising in multicultural Britain](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/07/01/practical-tips-for-legacy-and-in-memory-fundraising-in-multicultural-britain/)**(
   1 July 2019)