Pass On Something Wonderful

How can we protect more horses from neglect in the UK?

This week Remus is joining forces with 200 other charities up and down the UK to launch Human – the world’s first charity-powered search engine.

The activity is part of Remember A Charity Week, 10-16 September, which sees hundreds of charities come together to encourage people to leave charitable gifts in Wills and, by doing so, pass on something wonderful to the next generation.

Drawing upon Remus’ unique knowledge and expertise in horse welfare and combining it with insight from other charities, Human will enable the public to ask some of life’s biggest questions and to hear directly from charities, including Remus Horse Sanctuary, what they are doing in response.

This Remember A Charity in your Will Week we’re inviting our valued supporters to help us find the answers to life’s biggest questions and pass on something wonderful.

Through the search engine, people can select from over 100 questions such as: ‘How can we cure the deadliest common cancers?’ and ‘How do we ensure no one has to sleep rough?’ and see video responses showing how charities address these issues and how the public can help, by leaving a gift in their Will. Remus Horse Sanctuary has contributed to the search engine by providing responses to the question: “How can we protect more horses from neglect in the UK?”.

Gifts left to charity in Wills are a crucial source of income and help fund key services, including the rescue and rehabilitation of horses provided by Remus. We rely on charitable legacies from supporters like you. Once you’ve taken care of family, friends and loved ones, you can help us to continue our vital work long into the future by leaving a gift in your Will. Even a small gift could make a big difference.

Sue Burton, Founder, commented: “Our mission is to protect more horses from neglect in the UK. We do this by rescuing animals, lobbying and campaigning, and by educating and informing the public and we are delighted to bring our charity’s mission to life via the innovative human search engine and help shine a light on how important a gift in Wills can be.”

“Like others, gifts in Wills are crucial to our charity’s work – both now and long into the future. Leaving even a small amount – after taking care of friends and family first – makes an enormous difference.”

Rob Cope, Director of Remember A Charity, says: “Every day people use Google to find the answers to their questions, but it’s real people and charities we turn to when we want answers to life’s biggest challenges. 

 “This campaign has been designed to showcase just how vital charities are in responding to many of the world’s biggest problems and how gifts in wills can help combat those issues and we’re delighted that Remus Horse Sanctuary is taking part. We hope it will encourage the public to think about their deepest concerns for the world we live in and to consider leaving a gift in their will.”

Remember A Charity Week, now in its ninth year, brings together charities, government and stakeholders to highlight the importance of leaving gifts to charity in Wills. The search engine is part of a broader public awareness drive, which showcases the impact of legacy donations and calls on the public to ‘pass on something wonderful’.

To find out more about Human and how Remus Horse Sanctuary is helping to tackle the world’s biggest challenges this Remember a Charity Week, visit humansearchengine.org

Thank you for your continued support!

Look out for the Human Search Engine

What does the future hold? We are proud to be one of 200 charities working towards a better future.

Discover the answers to the world’s biggest questions on 10 September at HumanSearchEngine.org #HumanSearchEngine.

Take a look at the web page here to find out more and look out for our next blog on the 10th for the big launch!

Remember Remus in your Will and ensure your love of animals lives on

Making a Will is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. And it’s a lot more affordable and straightforward than you think.

Legacies are vital to our very survival at Remus Horse Sanctuary, a fact that most of our supporters don’t realise. To raise some much-needed awareness, we’ve joined forces with Remember A Charity, the largest consortium of its kind in the UK working to promote legacy giving.

You can visit the Remember A Charity website to find out how to leave a gift to Remus when making a Will.

With 35%* of people saying they would consider including a gift to charity after providing for their family and friends in their Will, and only 7%* end up doing so, there is huge potential to increase income from legacies. If, together, we can grow the sector by just 4%, we could raise an extra £1 billion for UK charities.

• 7.3% per cent of the UK have left a gift to charity in their will. A 4% increase would raise a further £1 billion for good causes every year.
• We understand that family and loved ones will always take priority – remembering a charity in your will doesn’t mean excluding others.
• A gift to charity in your Will does not have to mean large amounts of money.  A small gift can make a very real difference.

A refreshed consumer campaign which launched in 2009 around the theme of ‘Make your last wishes something to remember’ has made positive inroads in changing people’s attitudes. For example, 60% of those who had seen the TV ads said ‘it made them think it was possible to leave a legacy as well as provide for family and friends’.

The annual Remember A Charity Week, which the consortium runs in September each year, gives us a perfect opportunity to promote legacies both internally and externally.

You can visit the Remember A Charity website to find a solicitor in your local area, who will be able to advise you on leaving gifts to Remus Horse Sanctuary when making a Will.

The campaign not only creates enthusiasm among the general public, but also with legal advisors and other professionals who write Wills. Our collective aim is for all professional advisors to prompt their clients to consider leaving a charitable gift in their Will.

We can all help the campaign to succeed, thereby growing the legacy market, by spreading the legacy giving messages, particularly to our own colleagues and staff and also with charity supporters.

However, please don’t wait until next September to give this some thought! We need your help today and every day!

For more information please contact Sue Burton or visit our website.

 

 

*TNS Social 2008

Remember Remus In Your Will And Ensure Your Love Of Animals Lives On

Making a Will is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. And it’s a lot more affordable and straightforward than you think.

Legacies are vital to the very survival of Remus Horse Sanctuary, a fact that most of its supporters don’t realise. To raise some much-needed awareness, the Sanctuary has joined forces with Remember A Charity, the largest consortium of its kind in the UK working to promote legacy giving.

With 35%* of people saying they would consider including a gift to charity after providing for their family and friends in their Will, and only 7%* end up doing so, there is huge potential to increase income from legacies. If, together, we can grow the sector by just 4%, we could raise an extra £1 billion for UK charities.

• 7.3% per cent of the UK have left a gift to charity in their Will. A 4% increase would raise a further £1 billion for good causes every year.
• Remus understand that family and loved ones will always take priority – remembering a charity in your will doesn’t mean excluding others.
• A gift to charity in your Will does not have to mean large amounts of money.  A small gift can make a very real difference.

A refreshed consumer campaign which launched in 2009 around the theme of ‘Make your last wishes something to remember’ has made positive inroads in changing people’s attitudes. For example, 60% of those who had seen the TV ads said ‘it made them think it was possible to leave a legacy as well as provide for family and friends’.

The annual Remember A Charity Week, which the consortium runs in September each year, gives charities the perfect opportunity to promote legacies both internally and externally.

The campaign not only creates enthusiasm among the general public, but also with legal advisers and other professionals who write Wills. The collective aim is for all professional advisers to prompt their clients to consider leaving a charitable gift in their Will.

Sue Burton, Founder at Remus Horse Sanctuary commented: “We can all help the campaign to succeed, thereby growing the legacy market, by spreading the legacy giving messages, particularly to our own colleagues and staff and also with our members and supporters.

“However, please don’t wait until next September to give this some thought! We need your help today and every day!”

For more information please contact Sue Burton or visit the Sanctuary website.