How a donation could help:
£50 could pay for the cost of local transport and accommodation for one local participant to attend a Life Saving Skills – Essential Obstetric and Newborn Care course
£100 could pay for a newborn silicone resuscitator for use in training courses
£125 could pay for the cost of a cardio compression torso to help train medical staff in developing countries
£200 could pay for facilitator guides for UK faculty and locally trained trainers to use in the delivery of Life Saving Skills courses
£500 could help pay for an obstetric phantom with fetal doll for use in training
£1,000 could pay for the costs of training a healthcare worker in an under-resourced country in maternal and newborn care
Ways you can help us:
- by making a donation
Donations from individuals are one of the main sources of unrestricted funding for many charities. If you are a UK taxpayer then you can help us to make your gift go further by signing a Gift Aid Declaration, meaning we can claim back an extra 28% of the value of your gift from the Inland Revenue – which doesn't cost you anything, but will make a huge difference to us. - by making an ‘in memoriam' gift
Making a donation in memory of a friend or relative can also help us carry on our work. People often ask for donations to charity instead of flowers at a funeral and we can provide information on our work and Gift Aid forms if you wanted to do this. - by leaving a gift in your will
Legacies are one way of ensuring that causes important to you will benefit from your support in the longer term. Leaving a legacy to the RCOGIO means that you can make a long-lasting contribution to helping reduce maternal mortality across the globe. Gifts left to charities in your will also avoid inheritance tax – please see the HMRC website for more information. - by taking part in or organising a fundraising event
Events can be a fun way not only to raise funds for us but also to introduce other people to the work that we are doing. They may range from smaller events such as quiz nights right up to organising a ball or charity auction; or taking part in a challenge event, such as a marathon or a trek. - by using websites that make donations to charity
There are a number of websites, for example for web searches and to buy items online, that will make a donation to a charity of your choice whenever you use them.
How to make a donation:
If you would like to make a donation towards the work of the International Office, please download and fill in the donation form and return this to the RCOG International Office, 27 Sussex Place, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RG . You can pay by credit or debit card, or by cheque. And if you are a UK taxpayer and sign the Gift Aid declaration on the form the RCOG can reclaim 28% of the value of the gift at no extra cost to you.
Bequests
Fellows and Members often ask for appropriate words to use when writing or amending their Will when they wish to leave a legacy to the College.
There are a number of ways a bequest can be made including:
- a pecuniary legacy
- a bequest in kind
- an amendment (Codicil) to an existing Will.
The Chief Executive has drafted some sample wordings and these are available from her office; email: hmoffatt@rcog.org.uk; or can be downloaded here (Word doc).