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Bornean orangutan and baby, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia © naturepl.com / Fiona Rogers / WWF

How to Gift in Your Will

Five easy steps to make a lasting impact

It’s simple to include a gift in your Will - legally known as a ‘bequest’.  You can leave a bequest with nothing more than your signature.  And you can still ensure your family and friends are provided for.

 

Click below to find out how

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Family, friends and charities

Consider the family, friends and charities that you would like to remember in your Will.

Take your time and talk your decisions over with your family and loved ones. Share your vision with them.

Choosing to include a charity in your Will shows your trust in the organisation, and your belief in the value of their work and the success of their approach. WWF would be extremely grateful to be held in such high esteem.

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Choose your bequest

Choose the type of donation you would like to leave to your favourite charities:


- Residual bequest: Pass on the remainder of your estate to your chosen charities, after other legacies have been fulfilled.
- Specific bequest: Specify the percentage share of estate that each of your chosen charities receives.    
3

Use correct wording

Using the wording below helps ensure that your gift is used in the way you intend.

‘I give to World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (ABN 57 001 594 074) free of all taxes and other deductions the residue of my estate / ___% share of my estate for its general purposes, and the receipt given on behalf of the World Wide Fund for Nature Australia shall be sufficient discharge to my Trustee.’

 

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Write and legalise your Will

Ensure your estate is used as you intend

A solicitor, lawyer or estate planner can assist to prepare your Will under your direction. Alternatively, WWF is a member of Charity Wills, an online legal Will making service which offers simple Wills free of charge to those wishing to include a bequest to WWF. Visit Charity Wills to see if their Wills are right for you.

Remember your Will is not legal until it is signed and witnessed, and you can change your Will and your beneficiaries at any time.

5

Please let us know

Already left a donation in your Will?

Please contact us to share your intentions so that we can update our records, and most importantly, thank you for remembering wildlife and the preservation of our natural world in your Will.

Christine in our Philanthropy Team would be happy to hear from you. You can reach her on 0448 069 458, or email legacy@wwf.org.au

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