Leaving a gift in your will is a lasting legacy for wild tigers and Amur leopards.
Every gift WildCats Conservation Alliance receives will make a lasting and valued contribution to our mission to save wild tigers and Amur leopards for future generations by raising awareness and funding carefully chosen conservation projects.
WildCats will use your gift with the greatest of care, in line with your wishes. The projects we fund address key conservation issues through anti-poaching activities, population monitoring, wildlife health monitoring, conflict mitigation, education & outreach and capacity sharing.
Leaving a gift in your will to WildCats Conservation Alliance makes a lasting and valued contribution to our work, and it’s easier than you may think.
As a Zoological Society of London (ZSL) programme, WildCats Conservation Alliance will use ZSL services to administer the legacy, ensuring it complies with charity law and fundraising best practices.
When it comes to leaving a gift to a charity in your will, the process consists of three straightforward steps:
- Decide what gift you would like to give (this can be a percentage of your entire estate, a fixed amount of money or a specific item).
See below for more details.
- Contact your solicitor or your preferred professional will-writing service.
- Provide the specific details of the gift you would like to give and include the registered Charity number.
We have provided suggested wording for your will below.
Suggested wording for your will
A share of your estate
I give to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY (registered charity number 208728) all/_____% of the residue* of my estate with the wish, but without imposing a binding obligation, that the gift is used for WildCats Conservation Alliance and solely for wild tiger and/or Amur leopard conservation and I declare that the receipt of the Finance Director or other proper officer at ZSL for the time being shall be a sufficient discharge to my executor(s).
*please delete as appropriate
A cash gift
I give to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY (registered charity number 208728) the sum of £__________ (please specify words and figures) free of tax, with the wish, but without imposing a binding obligation, that the gift is used for WildCats Conservation Alliance and solely for wild tiger and/or Amur leopard conservation and I declare that the receipt of the Finance Director or other proper officer at ZSL for the time being shall be a sufficient discharge to my executor(s).
A specific item
I give to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY (registered charity number 208728) my ______________(specific item(s)) free of tax, with the wish, but without imposing a binding obligation, that the gift is used for WildCats Conservation Alliance and solely for wild tiger and/or Amur leopard conservation and I declare that the receipt of the Finance Director or other proper officer at ZSL for the time being shall be a sufficient discharge to my executor(s).
For more information on writing a will in the UK – https://www.gov.uk/make-will ; https://www.lawsociety.org.uk
For more information on writing a will in the USA – https://www.freewill.com
Other sources are available
