Elaine Bentley wins the inaugural Legacy10 Award for Excellence

Elaine Bentley wins the inaugural Legacy10 Award for Excellence Legacy10 is pleased to announce that Elaine Bentley, Head of Development at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, has won the inaugural Legacy10 Award for Excellence.The judging panel, comprising senior experts in the fields of philanthropy, business and the media and chaired by Legacy10 founder and Chairman Roland Rudd, agreed that Elaine was a great example of the hardworking and passionate legacy-fundraisers throughout the UK. Elaine was chosen from a shortlist of five candidates representing a range of both large and small charities. Roland Rudd, founder and Chair of Legacy10, commented:“Elaine is a very worthy winner of the first-ever Legacy10 Award for Excellence. She has made a remarkable contribution to the Pallant House Gallery over the past 15 years, creating a legacy campaign from scratch which will help to ensure that her charity is sustainably funded for generations to come.”The award, specially created by the artist Mark Plenderleith, will be presented by Rt. Hon Maria Miller MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, at a private event in December.The Legacy10 Award for Excellence was set up to recognise those who have contributed to legacy-giving in the UK through innovation and delivery, and was open to all legacy fundraisers working for a registered UK charity. The judging panel for the award comprised: Roland Rudd, Chair of Legacy10 and RLM FinsburySir Vernon Ellis, Chair, British CouncilLuke Rittner, Chief Executive, Royal Academy of DanceMartyn Lewis CBE, Chair of National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)Christopher Hope, Daily Telegraph and Trustee of Elizabeth’s Legacy of HopeCaroline Underwood, Chief Executive, the Philanthropy Company

The appeal of Legacy10 is its simplicity. We are asking people to make a contribution to their favourite cultural or charitable cause in their will, the benefit to that cause will be four times bigger than the small loss to the donor.

Roland Rudd

Founder, Legacy10

I am pleased to back the foundation of Legacy10 and look to shake up the way we give. It promises to make a real difference to good causes.

Sir Richard Branson

Founder, Virgin Group

Londoners have a proud history of charitable giving, and so I am very happy to personally support the Legacy10 initiative.

Ken Livingstone

Mayoral candidate, GLA

I am delighted to be asked to be an ambassador for the Legacy10 initiative. I call on my fellow business leaders to follow suit in the run up to next April’s tax changes. We all need to lead by example, to show that giving to good causes has the potential to transform our society by the direct contribution of individuals.

Richard Reed

co-founder, Innocent Drinks

I am proud to support the Legacy10 campaign. So many London charities and arts institutions stand to benefit from the forthcoming inheritance tax changes, and I hope everyone in this great city signs up to this exciting initiative.

Brian Paddick

Mayoral candidate, GLA

There is always a danger that in times of economic uncertainty, charitable and cultural donations dwindle. The upcoming changes in inheritance tax law present a real opportunity for individuals up and down the country to give to those causes that matter most to them.

Lord Myners

Former, Financial Services Secretary

I am pleased to give my support to the Legacy10 campaign. I think this is a fantastic idea, rightly promoting leaving a legacy for charitable purposes in order to ensure that this becomes the norm, rather than the exception to the rule.

Boris Johnson

Mayor of London, GLA

The goal of Legacy10 is to encourage a change in the way we in the UK regard legacy giving, and make it the norm for people to leave at least 10% of their wealth to good causes. I am encouraged that a number of people have already made the pledge. I call on others to follow their lead.

Roland Rudd

Chairman, RLM Finsbury

I am so pleased that all of our main political leaders have not only chosen to support Legacy10 but have also made a personal commitment to change their wills to make the pledge.

Roland Rudd

Chairman, RLM Finsbury

I am very hopeful that Legacy10 will have a significant impact on the amount of funding that worthwhile causes receive. That is why we are making the 10% pledge and I call on others to do the same.

Lord Myners

Former, Financial Services Secretary

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Elaine Bentley wins the inaugural Legacy10 Award for Excellence

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