Have you considered remembering The Twentieth Century Society in your will? Legacy gifts to the Society can make an enormous difference to what we can achieve. As a small organisation with very low overheads, a contribution which would seem tiny to a larger charity can make all the difference for us and enable us to undertake projects which we would be unable to initiate otherwise.

There are many topics we would like to be able to address though conferences, books and articles, but we lack the resources to make all of these happen. Legacy funding can be put towards publishing our journal (allowing more frequent issues on key topics with more illustrations including colour ones), or it can strengthen our casework by allowing caseworkers to travel more extensively and cover more cases with the depth they deserve. It could also sponsor a trip or event, or allow a student to participate in an activity relevant to our work and their studies.

There are two main types of legacy that you can give. You can either leave a specific sum or you can leave the balance of your estate once all other gifts and debts have been dealt with. The only problem with leaving a specific sum is that inflation can mean that what was initially a generous amount ends up being worth a lot less in real terms and being a much smaller percentage of your assets than you envisaged—it is therefore a good idea to update your will regularly.

It is most helpful if your gift can be used at the discretion of the Trustees for whatever will be most beneficial to the objectives of the Society at the time we receive it, but we do appreciate that you might prefer to specific a particular type of project. If so, or if you would like to discuss how you would like a legacy contribution to be acknowledged, please contact the Director or Chair of the Society.

We suggest the following wording for inclusion in your will, if you are able to consider helping us in this way.

Specific gift

"I give the following pecuniary legacy absolutely and free of all taxes to the Twentieth Century Society whose registered address is 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ, Registered Charity number 326746 the sum of ..... (enter the amount in words) £..... (enter the amount in figures) for the general purposes of the Society, and I declare that the receipt of the Honorary Treasurer or other authorised official for the time being shall be a good discharge to my Executors".

Residuary gift

"I give devise and bequeath the residue of my estate whatsoever and wheresoever, both real and personal and whether in pocession, reversion, remainder or expectancy to the Twentieth Century Society whose registered address is 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ, Registered Charity number 326746) for the general purposes of the Society, and I declare that the receipt of the Honorary Treasurer or other authorised official for the time being shall be a good discharge to my Executors"