12:00
25/09/2025
Thursday 25th September 2025

Legacy & In-Memory Fundraising Virtual Conference 2025

Ready to grow your legacy and in-memory fundraising? Join our Legacy and In-Memory Fundraising Conference and learn from global experts how to boost gifts in wills and in-memory income. Whether you’re new or seasoned, discover strategies to thrive in a rapidly changing landscape. Book now for an inspiring event in September!

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Do you want to grow your legacy and in-memory fundraising?

We’ve got what you need!

We’re hosting a celebration of everything legacy fundraising, bringing together a mix of global experts from the UK and around the world to help you grow your gifts in wills and in-memory income.

If you’re an early-stage legacy fundraiser that wants to learn how to grow your programme or a seasoned professional that wants to innovate in a rapidly changing world, this one is for you.

The future for legacy giving is bright with legacy income forecast to more than double in real terms by 2050. And no longer just to the benefit of the really big charities; legacy giving is growing at the grassroots, with thousands of small and local causes receiving legacy gifts for the first time.

Is your charity ready?

Book your place today and join us in September for a legacy conference that will give you the insights and tactics you need to grow your income.

“What a fantastic afternoon – how conferences SHOULD be! I have never had so much content to take away and ideas to think about (after 26 years as a fundraiser that is saying something). Huge THANK YOU to all the speakers and contributors. You are awesome.”

Need to pay by invoice? No problem! Just fill out this form, and we’ll take care of the rest. 

For questions about the conference, please contact hello@fundraisingeverywhere.com

Want to partner with us? Email nikki@fundraisingeverywhere.com to find out how you can get involved.

Sessions

Room 1

Not Just A Pretty Proposition: Making legacy fundraising work harder, not just look better
Speaker: Holly Eggleston, Aha Agency

Good creative alone doesn’t drive legacies. In this interactive session, Holly Eggleston – Legacy Lead at Aha Agency – makes the case for insight-led fundraising that’s as strategic as it is striking. Drawing on her experience consulting for UNICEF in diverse global markets and her years leading Cancer Research UK’s legacy programme, Holly will explore what truly motivates legacy donors, how to shape propositions that stick, and why curiosity should be your most valued creative tool.

You’ll leave with:

  • Lessons from international legacy fundraising success (and missteps) – and how they apply in the UK
  • Real-life examples of creative that converts
  • Tools for applying behavioural insight to your own campaigns

Perfect for fundraisers who want to bridge the gap between good intentions and great results.

Key learnings from this session:

  • Lessons from international legacy fundraising success (and missteps) – and how they apply in the UK
  • Real-life examples of creative that converts
  • Tools for applying behavioural insight to your own campaigns

 

Policy and compliance: future focus, what do we need to know to plan
Speaker: Alex McDowell, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

In this fast moving session, we will explore the potential impact of a range of policy and legislative changes on legacy fundraising and ultimately, legacy income. We will focus on what fundraisers, charities and supporters need to know and what this could mean for future communications and collaborations.

Key learnings from this session:

  • What’s changed (or changing) in the world of legislation and policy that could impact legacy fundraising?
  • Why this matters?

 

Room 2

Innovating Legacy Acquisition: Testing New Growth Channels
Speakers: Katie Wimpenny, Harriet King & Dani Hernandez, Octopus Legacy

Octopus Legacy is a place to plan for death and find support after a loss. We’re partnered with over 250 charities to provide a free wills service, as well as helping them reach their legacy goals through our twice-a-year marketing campaigns. These campaigns help charities to reach a wider audience and secure more legacy gifts.

We’re always looking for new ways to progress our free will campaigns. Over the last year, we introduced new channels that significantly amplified our reach and impact: affiliate marketing, Reddit & optimising digital ads .

In this session, we’ll explore these three areas to help you grow your legacy acquisition:

Affiliate Marketing

  • What is affiliate marketing?
  • Why is affiliate marketing valuable for legacy fundraising?
  • How you can apply affiliate marketing in your fundraising, including how to find the right affiliate partner for your cause
  • How to make the most of an affiliate partnership and provide value

Reddit

  • Why we tested Reddit during our Spring 2025 free will campaign
  • Top line results
  • Key learnings and insights

Optimising digital ads

  • How we’ve utlised digital ads during our free will campaigns
  • Top line results
  • Key learnings and insights

Key learnings from this session:

By the end of the session, attendees will walk away with a comprehensive understanding of how these channels work, why it can be a valuable tool in the world of legacy fundraising, and practical steps to leverage these channels to amplify their campaigns and engage new supporters.

 

Case study: Marie Curie’s Will Talk
Speaker: Pete Esuola-Grant, GOOD Agency

With a 43% increase in people considering leaving a gift in their will over the past decade, the opportunity for legacy giving is undeniable.

However, leaving a gift in your will is still unusual behaviour and legacy giving is still a behaviour change brief for many organisations. Charities need to change perceptions of end of life planning, before making the ask.

GOOD worked with Marie Curie to do just that. The Will Talk campaign started a national conversation about Will writing, promoting lasting security for families, whilst also encouraging legacy gifts to support their hospice and hospice care at home work.

Join Pete Esuola-Grant, Head of Planning at GOOD, as he shares insight into what makes a successful legacy campaign, and how Will Talk was able to evolve into a big creative platform that has led to a 70% yoy increase in enquiries for Marie Curie’s Will writing guide that is projected to bring in income that will fund 285,839 hours of vital end of life care.

Key learnings from this session:

  • Strategies for a successful legacy campaign
  • How to make that cultural change and shift the behavioural dial
  • Tips and tricks from the client & agency
  • Actionable insights for organisations of all sizes

Speakers

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