Support from IET members is always welcome. You can help in a lots of ways.
Donate
Donate on line www.justgiving.com/ietconnect
Donate through your IET Membership Annual Subscription. Check your subs renewal form for more details.
By cheque - please make payable to The IET Benevolent Fund and sendt to IET Connect, 2, Savoy Place, London WC2R OBL.
Gift Aid If you're a UK taxpayer, you could hugely boost your charitable donations simply by donating by Gift Aid. For every £1 you donate, we can claim 28 pence extra. If you are a higher rate tax payer you can claim tax relief for the difference between the lower and higher rates. You only need to sign one form to cover all donations to IET Connect and this arrangement will continue until you notify us in writing that you would like to cancel it.
Download a Gift Aid form or contact IET Connect on 020 7344 5719.
Leaving a legacy
If you are making or renewing your will, please consider donating to IET Connect. Your legacy could make a real difference to members in difficulty and their families.
There are several ways in which you can leave gifts to both your loved ones and your favorite causes:
Residual gift: what is left from your estate after all other bequests and costs have been deducted.
Pecuniary gift: a specific sum of money. Unlike a residuary bequest, inflation can reduce the value of a pecuniary gift.
A percentage of your estate: a gift of a percentage of the value of your estate, for example, a bequest of 10% of an estate valued at £40,000, would provide a gift of £4,000.
If you would like to leave a legacy to IET Connect click here for advice on wording your will
Why you should make a will
It is important to make a will because:-- If you die without one, there are certain rules which dictate how your money, property or possessions should be allocated. This may not be the way that you would have wished your money and possessions to be distributed.
- Unmarried partners and partners who have not registered a civil partnership cannot inherit from each other unless there is a will, so the death of one partner may create serious financial problems for the remaining partner.
- If you have children, you will need to make a will so that arrangements for the children can be made if either one or both parents die.
- It may be possible to reduce the amount of tax payable on the inheritance if advice is taken in advance and a will is made. If your circumstances have changed, it is important that you make a will to ensure that your money and possessions are distributed according to your wishes. For example, if you have separated and your ex-partner now lives with someone else, you may want to change your will. If you are married or enter into a registered civil partnership, this will make any previous will you have made invalid.
Volunteering
We have a team of Local Representatives who visit IET members and their families and are the essential link with the IET Connect Head Office. If you are an IET member and are interested in becoming a Local Representative please email ietconnect@theiet.org
Fundraising
Contact IET Connect if you would like to get involved in fundraising either on your own or through your IET Local Network.
Donations however large or small are always welcome.