By leaving a gift to BirdLife Australia in your Will, you're helping protect Australian birds and their habitat for future generations.
By leaving a gift in your Will to BirdLife Australia, you’re also leaving behind an extraordinary legacy for Australian birds and their habitat.
Leaving a gift in your Will of any size makes a real difference, and helps give threatened species the best possible chance of surviving – and thriving – well into the future.
To find out more about leaving a bequest or to learn how your gift will be used, please contact our team.
If you’re planning to leave a gift in your Will to BirdLife Australia, it’s important to discuss this with your family so that they are aware of your decision.
We recommend seeking independent professional legal advice when preparing or updating your Will. Writing your own Will can create challenges for those left to handle your estate, so engaging a solicitor is the best way to ensure that your Will is valid and that your estate will be distributed as intended.
The types of gifts you can choose to leave in your Will include:
Entire Estate
Leaving the whole of your estate (all of your assets) to BirdLife Australia is the largest and most generous gift you can make.
Residual gift
After all expanses and claims have been paid, you can leave all, or part, of the remainder (residue) of your estate to BirdLife Australia.
Percentage gift
You can nominate a percentage of your entire or residuary estate to leave to BirdLife Australia.
Specific gift or asset
You can leave a specific item of value to BirdLife Australia, such as property or shares.
Please note: this gift requires the advice of legal professionals to ensure no Capital Gains Tax is incurred.
Cash sum
You can leave a specific sum of money to BirdLife Australia in your Will.
Please note: the value of cash gifts can decrease over time with inflation.
To ensure your solicitor is including BirdLife Australia in your Will as planned, you can provide them with the following sample wording:
I make this gift free of all deductions to BirdLife Australia (ABN 75 149 124 774), 60 Leicester Street Carlton VIC 3053. I direct that my gift be applied for the general purposes of BirdLife Australia and I direct that the receipt of the Treasurer or other proper officer of BirdLife Australia shall be a sufficient discharge to my trustees.
I nominate BirdLife Australia to receive:
(See above for gift examples)
Once you have included BirdLife Australia in your Will, please let us know so that we can recognise your generous gift during your lifetime.
To find out more about leaving a gift in your Will, or to discuss how you would like us to acknowledge your gift, contact our team.
You can also choose to remain anonymous.
In some cases, you can amend your existing Will with a codicil (an additional legal document that modifies or adds to an existing Will). You can also change your Will by making a new one.
Ask your solicitor about the best option for including BirdLife Australia in your Will.
You can pay tribute to your loved one by making a donation in their memory, supporting BirdLife Australia's research and conservation projects.
For over 120 years, we’ve been at the forefront of bird conservation in Australia. Thanks to our supporters, and to the science which informs our actions, we’ve achieved some incredible outcomes for threatened birds – but now, we’re facing our greatest challenge yet: Australia’s extinction crisis.
