Awards will honour the cream of legacy workers

[ONE OF THE FIRST acts of the newly-formed Legacy Futures was to announce the Legacy Futures Awards. The awards aim to support people working in the gifts-in-wills and in-memory sectors through the presentation of three awards: The Crispin Ellison Bursary Awards, The Legacy Future Leader Award and The Legacy Futures Innovation Award.

Announcing the awards, Legacy Futures said: “We want to see our community flourish. What better way to achieve this than by investing in the teams who will be taking our sector forward. If you, your organisation, or any of your team qualify for one of the Legacy Futures Awards 2021 we would be delighted to hear from you.”

Applications close on 31 March and winners will be notified in May.

The three awards are:

• Crispin Ellison Bursary Awards

The award comprises a main bursary award and two accompanying bursaries. They are named in memory of former Legacy Link director Crispin Ellison, whose career was dedicated to advancing professional knowledge in the legacy sector.

The main bursary is open to any individual working or volunteering in a legacy-giving role in the UK, regardless of the size of their charity. It covers the cost of one successful applicant attaining one Certificate in Charity Legacy Administration (CiCLA) qualification worth £1,000.

There are two further bursaries available for two runners-up to cover the cost of any two-day online training provided by the Institute of Legacy Management (ILM), worth £250 each. These are open to people working in the UK or Australia.

• The Legacy Future Leader Award

The award will highlight a future legacy leader, aged under 35.

The award gives young gifts-in-wills and in-memory professionals the opportunity to engage with experts from Legacy Futures over a period of six months through oneto-one mentoring. The winner will also receive free tickets to attend the 2021 ILM Conference and the 2021 Chartered Institute of Fundraising Legacy Fundraising conference.

• The Legacy Futures Innovation Award

The award is open to any organisation that demonstrates its commitment to innovation in gift-in-wills and in-memory fundraising. It aims to support those teams looking to enhance their understanding, approach or administration in the long-term, through provision of advisory support to the value of £5,000.

Guidance notes and application forms for all the awards are available from the website at legacyfutures.com. q

Help for those with failing sight

[FAILING EYESIGHT is nothing short of a personal catastrophe. Do you have a family member, friend or neighbour who is gradually losing their sight?

Reading, recognising friends and living skills are all affected as your sight is going – and it’s much harder if you live alone.

The National Federation of the Blind of the UK (NFBUK) keeps its members in touch with general information, help and updates on what’s going on.

The charity produces bi-monthly news magazines and circulars in audio, braille or electronically, which members can read independently. It also encourages blind and partially sighted people to play a fuller part in society. q • For further information contact NFBUK on 01924 291313, email admin@nfbuk.org or visit www.nfbuk.org.