Meg Abdy (m.abdy@legacyforesight.co.uk )

Meg is responsible for project management and social research at Legacy Foresight. She has been analysing the legacy market since 1994, when she coordinated the original Henley Centre Legacy Forecasting Project. Since leaving The Henley Centre, Meg has set up a series of consortium research and forecasting projects, including Donations Foresight and Third Sector Foresight (a strategic planning programme, now run by NCVO). She also provides consultancy, with a focus on strategic planning, social innovation and intelligent funding.  Recent projects include developing a 'blueprint' for a Social Leadership Programme for the Clore Duffield Foundation, advising the Kings Fund and NESTA on their funding programmes and researching into the motivations and attitudes of young trustees for the Charity Commission.

Chris Farmelo (c.farmelo@legacyforesight.co.uk)

Chris is an economist who was closely involved in the original Henley Centre Legacy Forecasting project in 1994, when he was the company’s Managing Director, with overall responsibility for the economics and modelling practices. Since then he has worked on a variety of projects relating to legacies and charitable donations for a range of different charities. He has also carried out quantitative projects for both NCVO and CAF. In addition to his work in the charitable sector Chris is a director of futures partnership, Trajectory. Chris works on the economic analysis and income forecasting elements of all Legacy Foresight projects.