Learning – More than just an awards ceremony
The Excellence Forum at the Legacy Giving Awards
The Smee & Ford Legacy Giving Awards 2025 provide a unique platform to benchmark and learn about the incredible achievements of the legacy giving sector.
More than just an awards ceremony, the day also provides a valuable opportunity for learning and inspiration. Attendees of the morning Excellence Forum will join shortlisted finalists, industry specialists, and members of the judging panel to examine the factors driving excellence, innovation, and impact in this vital and hardworking sector. It’s a rare opportunity to share knowledge and hear about the brilliant case studies and best practice examples that have emerged from this year’s entries.
Every Attendee Package gives you the chance to attend in person or view recordings of the Excellence Forum Panels* to help you get the most from your Legacy Giving Awards experience
Format of the Excellence Forum
The Excellence Forum includes three in-depth panel discussions that hone-in on themes emerging from this year’s entries. The forum takes place in a relaxed theatre-style setting adjacent to the main awards ceremony room. Registration starts at 9:30am giving ample time to grab a coffee and a pastry whilst networking with colleagues with the first panel discussion kicking off at 10am.
Each panel will discuss the techniques, methods and practices that are enabling legacy professionals to go the extra mile. The panel topics for this year will be confirmed in December 2024
This is a popular element of the day, so please ensure you secure your place/s for the Forum when you book your place to attend the awards as seats for the morning are limited. *
Post-event recordings
*Places for the Excellence Forum are strictly limited, and ticket allocations to join the Forum will be allocated on a first come first served basis. However, for those who are unable to join in-person but wish to share the talking points of the live panel discussions with colleagues, please note that recordings from all 3 panels will be made available to all attendees after the 24th of April.