Choosing to remember Victim Support with a gift in your Will is the perfect way to help ensure that we can all continue to have free access to the caring support we may need if faced with the devastation of serious crime, loss, or trauma.
You will truly be leaving a lasting legacy - ensuring that hurting Kiwis get the help they need, anytime, anywhere - both now, and into the future.
New Zealand truly is a beautiful country to live in.
While this is true for most Kiwis, we also need to acknowledge that sometimes, even in such a lucky country, we are not immune from the devastating effects of crime, accidents, disaster and trauma. These things can arrive in our lives from out of a clear blue sky … and as Kiwis, we know how important it is to rally around and lend support when these events happen to one of our own.
That’s why Victim Support needs your help
So we can continue to show up and care for any New Zealanders left devastated when crime strikes, or tragedy happens – either to them or to their loved ones.
For more information about making a bequest to Victim Support, please email fundraising@victimsupport.org.nz or phone 0800 842 846 and ask to speak with Jenni Anderson, our Fundraising Manager.
Appreciation and Recognition
If you have chosen to include Victim Support in your Will, please let us know you have done this. We would love to hear more about why you have chosen Victim Support as a charity and what interests you as a valued supporter of our work.
We do not need to know details about your bequest but would like to know you have supported us in this way, as we would love to thank you personally. We’d also like to keep in touch, providing you with regular updates of our work around the country and connecting you with the regional team responsible for bringing services to the people within your area.
Contact the Fundraising Manager on fundraising@victimsupport.org.nz or phone 0800 842 846 to say hello and introduce your wonderful self!
Suggested Will Wording
We are a New Zealand charity listed with the Charities Commission. Our registration number is CC26219
We recommend having your Will prepared by a qualified solicitor or trustee organisation. This ensures that your Will is written correctly and reflects your wishes.
You could consider the following suggested wording below:
I GIVE free of all duties to The New Zealand Council of Victim Support Groups Inc. the sum of $……… or [the residue of my estate] or [ % of the residue of my estate] or [specify other], to be used and applied for general purposes [in the ………………… region] *
*Don’t insert a Region unless testator requires legacy to be used in a specific district.