19 April 2024

Redwings Legacy Manager wins national award

An image of three people, with Katie in the middle, holding her award.

Redwings’ Legacy Manager, Katie Fulcher, has been awarded a Smee & Ford Legacy Giving Award, recognising and celebrating outstanding achievement and skill in the sector.

Katie – who celebrated 10 years at Redwings last year – was announced as the winner of the Legacy Administrator of the Year Award at a private ceremony at Hilton Bankside, London yesterday (18th April) after being nominated by her colleagues.

She is responsible for managing all gifts in Wills to Redwings, which makes up over two-thirds of our income and plays a crucial part in caring for the hundreds of horses, ponies, donkeys and mules we are responsible for, and allows us to keep helping those in need.

Redwings CEO Lynn Cutress said: “I am over the moon that Katie has been recognised in this way, I couldn’t think of a better recipient of this prestigious award.

“Katie is a trained solicitor with previous experience in the charity sector, and she brings her vast knowledge and skills to her role every day.

“She takes her role incredibly seriously, understanding not just its importance for the charity, but also the poignant role she plays in helping people fulfil their final wishes – something which is always appreciated by the families of those who have sadly passed.

“As Legacy Manager, her role goes beyond administration. From initial enquiries from supporters, to handling notifications and legacy completions, as well as managing contested Wills (sometimes on behalf of other charities), Katie looks after the process from start to finish.

“She never shies away from putting in the extra hours to ensure she always meets best practice and, ultimately, to ensure that the final wishes of those who kindly leave gifts in Wills are fulfilled.”

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Katie Fulcher, Legacy Manager at Redwings

"She [Katie] takes her role incredibly seriously, understanding not just its importance for the charity, but also the poignant role she plays in helping people fulfil their final wishes – something which is always appreciated by the families of those who have sadly passed."

Lynn Cutress, Redwings CEO

Tough competition

 

The award entries were reviewed and assessed by a judging panel that includes some of the biggest names from across the charitable legacy community. 

Katie was selected amidst tough competition from a pool of brilliant applications, based on matching the criteria for Ambition, Excellence, Outcome and attributing scores against a transparent system aimed at recognising and rewarding inspirational legacy teams and individuals.

Katie said: “I’m so honoured to have been given this award. It is a wonderful, independent validation not only of my work but the work being done here at Redwings. 

"It is an incredible way to mark my 10 years with the charity, in what is also our 40th anniversary year.”

Gifts in Wills make up the largest proportion of our income - in fact, we couldn't function without them.

Discover more about remembering the horses of Redwings in your Will here.

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