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During our lifetimes most of us hand over some of our cash to charity - in fact 67% of us. But when we die only about 3% of us will leave some money in our will to good causes.
And with that percentage dropping charities are fearful for the future.
So law firm Voisin are holding a Charity Wills Roadshow throughout August to highlight the funding plight of local charities.
The legal teams will be at the RNLI Station on Wednesday 4th August and on Wednesday 18th August at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust to talk to people about leaving wills and money to charity.
Recent research found that UK charities had suffered a 3% drop in legacies, the equivalent of £57 million, left to them in 2008/09. The findings seem to be reflected in Jersey.
Two charities in Jersey who have been helped by legacies are Durrell and the RNLI.
Natalie Ranise, Individual Giving Fundraiser, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, said:
"Legacies are a large source of income for Durrell. 67% of the population support charities in their lifetime but only 4.3% include a charity in their Will. We hope that our upcoming campaign will have an impact and were looking forward to Voisin being a part of this."
Caryll McFadyen, from the RNLI, said:
"Six out of ten lifeboat launches are made possible thanks to gifts in Wills. Every legacy is a lifesaver - from boots to boats - every penny left to the RNLI will help our volunteers stay safe and save lives."
The first Wills Legacy event will be held at the St Helier Lifeboat Station, Albert Pier, on Wednesday 4th August, from 3pm to 5pm. The second will be held at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust on Wednesday 18th August from 3pm to 5pm. For more information, the public can contact Georgina Jeffries on 01534 500441.
Posted By: Jill Bartholomew on 28-Jul-2010
I was very interested in your item last evening on people leaving legacies to charities in their wills. This is something which I would consider doing when the time comes, but I am afraid that the RNLI would not be at the top of my list of priorities, as I feel that a large proportion of the services which they provide should be self-financing and not reliant on donations.
If I go out in my car with insufficient petrol for my journey, I have to call out a breakdown service to get me back home, for which I have to pay. On the other hand if someone sets out on their boat without adequate fuel to make it back to shore, they simply put out an SOS call and the RNLI brings them into harbour completely free of any charges!
If a callout is due to the negligence of the yachtsman, i.e. if they have set out with insufficient preparation; inadequate equipment or ignored warnings of bad weather, at least a percentage of the cost of the rescue should be chargeable to them: this could be claimable on their insurance. Only genuine, unforeseeable emergencies should be totally free of charge to the user.
When the RNLI decides to adopt this as their policy, I shall consider giving them my support. At present I have better places to put my meagre contributions, where I know that I shall be supporting people in genuine need, not subsidising those who can easily pay for the costs of their recklessness!
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28/07/2010
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