Excellence in Working with Lay Executors

Excellence in Working with Lay Executors
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For any questions, please contact us at awardssupport@smeeandford.co.uk or visit our FAQ page.

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Working with lay executors presents both a challenge and an opportunity for any legacy team – and each relationship combines a complex set of circumstances, sensitivities, possibilities, and outcomes.

This award recognises:

This award recognises the fine balance of experience, project management, perseverance, people skills and diplomacy needed to forge effective lay executor relationships – perhaps the most vital skill within legacy administration.  

Judges will be particularly interested in:

Judges will be particularly interested in entries that combine diplomacy, patience, bereavement training, staff training in this challenging area, record successful financial outcomes, good reputation management.  You will be asked to demonstrate your achievements over the last 12-18 months, with evidence up to the awards entry deadline.

Eligibility

This award is open to charity professionals working in or with legacy giving teams.

Ambition

List the method in which you and / or your team approach lay executor relationships and any training used to assist in the process.

Excellence

Show how your skill in this area has aided the smooth processing of charitable wills, shortened case timelines, and added to the income pipeline.

Achievement

Demonstrate how forging successful relationships with lay executors has influence the wider, public perception of your legacy programme and your charity.

Excellence in Working with Lay Executors

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To find out more

For entry enquiries, please contact us at awardssupport@smeeandford.co.uk or visit our FAQ page.