How it works
Legacy Fundraising 2.0 is a rolling research programme, with each year building on the one before.
Since the programme was launched in autumn 2020, we have collected evidence on the current scale and shape of digital legacy fundraising, conducted ‘social listening’ research into the legacy conversations taking place on social media, examined baby boomers’ attitudes and behaviour when engaging with charities online and set up a pilot dashboard of digital legacy benchmarks.
During 2022/23 we will focus on three key elements:
- Reviewing best practice communication strategies aimed at a boomer audience
- Evaluating the content and tone of our member charities’ legacy web pages
- Updating and refining the digital legacy benchmarks developed in the 2021/22 programme
We use a wide range of research methods as appropriate, including:
- Desk research – to uncover important underlying issues to explore in our own research, and to identify interesting sources and experts to draw upon
- Expert panels – to stretch and challenge our thinking, including inviting key experts to attend project workshops and feed into project findings
- Focus groups and depth interviews – to understand donors’ motivations, experiences and expectations
- Consumer surveys – to track the incidence and value of giving by method
- Social listening research – to uncover the key topics, emotions and behaviour driving
- online conversations around a specific topic
- Best practice and case studies – to establish the current status of fundraising across our learning circle members, and to find the most innovative and effective strategies
- Benchmarking – to measure the prevalence and cost of the fundraising approaches used, and the responses achieved
- Group discussion – bringing charities together to share ideas and challenges
All learning circle members receive
- Reports summarising key messages from the best practice research and web page evaluation
- Detailed benchmarking results (if data is provided)
- Presentations and workshop notes (PDF)
- Workshop recordings
- A summary report aimed at senior managers and trustees
- Access to the Legacy Foresight Client Area
- Regular newsletters and project updates
Costs
The cost per organisation for the 2022/23 cycle will be based on their average voluntary income (i.e. income from donations and legacies) in the 3 financial years 2018/19 – 2020/21, based on published accounts data stored on the Charity Commission Register of Charities:
Over £10m: £3,150+VAT
Under £10m: £2,100+VAT
Want to know more?
If you’d like to find out more, please get in touch with Caroline Waters.