The UK's only awards recognising the whole legacy giving sector

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About the Awards

The Smee & Ford Legacy Giving Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements, talent, and dedication of UK legacy giving professionals, while spotlighting the vital income that gifts in wills bring to charities.

Now in its 3rd year, these unique awards provide a voice for the legacy giving community, raising the profile of the valuable work of professionals within their own charities.  

The day will highlight and reward the talent, partnerships, and creativity behind legacy giving, featuring insight and inspiration from the award-winning entries, as well as lively discussions on the sector’s direction.

The awards combine the Excellence Forum in the morning with an afternoon award ceremony. This combination offers a platform to benchmark progress through collaboration, skill, and excellence across the sector.

The awards inspire charities to think bigger and aim higher. They bring the legacy sector together to take pride in their field and to recognise the hard work, creativity and collaboration that bring legacy gifts to fruition.

The Judging Process


The entry period for this year’s Smee & Ford Legacy Giving Awards has now closed. We are currently in the judging phase, reviewing all the incredible submissions we have received. The shortlist will be announced on 27th January.

 

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The Entry Process 

This year’s category groups will identify 3 specific elements of the legacy giving sector:  

  • Partnerships – Outstanding examples of working together on long or short-term legacy projects, campaigns, or strategies.  
  • Achievements - On-going examples of best practice, best in class processes, leading to achievement of legacy strategy.  
  • People -Outstanding effort for their charity or organisation in the field of Legacy Giving  

Entries will be reviewed against the following criteria:  

  • Ambition - The challenge and context within which your legacy projects, individual or organisation has set alongside your organisation’s goals and targets.   
  • Excellence – Best in class example of what you’re doing, how you’re doing it, and why your processes reach the highest standard.  
  • Achievement - The measurable metrics of your entry – e.g., increased number of pledgers, increased actual income, increased engagement with audiences.  
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