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Give to
Greenpeace
in your Will

Protect the future of our planet

Download our free Gift in Will guide 

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Leaving a gift in your Will has never been easier

We have partnered with online wills platform, Gathered Here, to help you make the process of writing your Will super simple.

As a trusted Australian platform, Gathered Here allows you to create and edit your will quickly and easily.

To get started, click the button below to be redirected to our Gathered Here page.

 

By pledging a gift to Greenpeace in your Will you can enable our mission to continue even after you are gone, ensuring that those who follow us are left with a land full of beauty, diversity, and opportunities.

Today, our planet needs your help more than ever before. Will you help protect it?

 

 

 

 Testimonies from our Green Guardians

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Maxine
Greenpeace gives our poor battered planet a voice. This is why Greenpeace is the first on my list of my Will. I want to leave something behind for what is most important to me, the planet.
 
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Glenn
Even before age ten years, I felt a strong affinity towards the natural environment and a nascent awareness of the looming threats. That nature needed to be cherished and protected seemed entirely logical and prudent.
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Harry
 If you do value your children and grandchildren and the natural world as much as you value yourself, you can easily gift an amount or a percentage of your estate in your Will to Greenpeace.
 

 

Some of our Green Guardians have chosen to become community ambassadors by sharing their stories and love for the environment with the rest of Greenpeace supporters.

Our ambassadors are instrumental in helping to protect our future by inspiring others to join the movement. It is a powerful way to make a bigger difference towards a green and healthy future.

We would love for you to be one of our ambassadors too. All you need is to provide us with a little background about yourself by answering a few short questions, including why you care about the future of our planet.

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Join our Green Guardians Community

By pledging a gift to Greenpeace in your Will, you will be joining a community of fellow responsible Green Guardians who are committed to protecting our future.

We are a growing community of thousands of passionate supporters who have decided to make a lasting impact and leave a legacy for future generations.

Gifts in Wills play a crucial part in our ability to win campaigns, and 1 in 5 of our campaigns is funded by gifts in Wills.

Read EVERGREEN, the newsletter full of exciting content for our Green Guardians 

Every year, we release a new edition of Evergreen, a newsletter specially catered toward Green Guardians. It's the best way for supporters to get a yearly wrap up on our major campaign activities and victories, hear stories from our staff and volunteers, and be inspired by fellow Green Guardians making change in the world.

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How to leave a gift to Greenpeace in your Will

It's important to select the right bequest for you. Although there are many ways to include us in your Will, three of the easiest options to leave a bequest to Greenpeace are:

A percentage

This is often regarded as the most flexible way to give as you don’t have to adjust the value of your gift to account for inflation, or changes to your total assets.

It can be a percentage of your whole estate or of your residue (Residual gift).

A residual gift

This is a gift of what is left in your Estate after you have taken care of your loved ones. A residual estate is the remainder of your estate after specific gifts and requests have been made and all estate claims have been satisfied.

 

A fixed amount

Leaving a fixed amount involves specifying an exact sum to leave in your Will.

This type of bequest may need to be changed over the years to account for inflation and changes to your circumstances.

It is important to use our correct legal name: "Greenpeace Australia Pacific Ltd"

Wording for a residual gift:
I give to Greenpeace Australia Pacific Ltd ABN 61 002 643 852, the rest and residue of my estate (or __% of the residue of my estate) for its general purposes free of all duties and taxes payable upon or in consequences of my death, and I declare that the receipt of its Chief Executive, Treasurer or other authorised officer shall be sufficient discharge to my executors.

Wording to give a % of your whole estate:
I give to Greenpeace Australia Pacific Ltd ABN 61 002 643 852, __% of my estate, for its general purposes free of all duties and taxes payable upon or in consequences of my death, and I declare that the receipt of its Chief Executive, Treasurer or other authorised officer shall be sufficient discharge to my executors.

Wording to give a fixed amount (nominated gift):
I give to Greenpeace Australia Pacific Ltd ABN 61 002 643 852, the sum of $______, for its general purposes free of all duties and taxes payable upon or in consequences of my death, and I declare that the receipt of its Chief Executive, Treasurer or other authorised officer shall be sufficient discharge to my executors.

Did you know...

Even 1%

of your estate can go to Greenpeace, so those closest to you inherit 99%

$6.5 M

amount received through Gifts in Wills in 2022

2100

members of our Green Guardians community

1 in 5

of our campaigns are funded through Gifts in Wills


 

Frequently Asked Questions

We recommend seeking legal advice when creating or updating your Will. Prepare as many details of your finances as possible before seeing your solicitor. It may also help to sit down with your family beforehand and decide how much you could realistically afford to give as a gift.

1. To write a Will, you will need to comply with your state’s laws for it to be legal and stand in court in case of contestation

2. It is important to mention that this Will is your Last Will and Testament, with your full name and address on it

3. First, you must identify your executor and beneficiaries. Both your signature and the witness’ signature should appear on the document, along with the date

4. To leave a gift to Greenpeace, you need to use our legal name “Greenpeace Australia Pacific Ltd (ABN 61 002 643 852)”

5. Then decide what type of gift you want to leave, and finish with: "I declare that the receipt of its Chief Executive, Treasurer or other authorised officer shall be sufficient discharge to my executors”

6. To be sure that your wishes are met, it is advisable to seek legal advice when preparing your Will

A codicil is a legal document that modifies or amends a previously executed Will. It may be identical to a Will or may act in replacement of one.

The process is simple enough. A codicil is an easy way to include a gift to Greenpeace without having to re-write your Will, but it is important to seek professional advice to ensure it is legally valid.

Absolutely! A residual gift is the perfect charitable bequest to ensure that your loved ones are cared for before you leave a gift to Greenpeace.

A residue is a gift of whatever is left in your Estate after you have taken care of your loved ones. It is the portion of the individual’s estate that remains after specific gifts and requests have been made, and all Estate claims have been satisfied.

With a Residual Gift, family and friends come first.

Every gift is meaningful. The value of the gift is not important, but the value of your legacy is. The sum of every little gift is sufficient to plan a new campaign. But more importantly, the gift is a part of your legacy; it illustrates your values and ideals.

Your gift will allow Greenpeace to plan for many successful campaigns and actions.

For example, supporters’ gifts helped us to bring the historic Rainbow Warrior III ship to Australian shores and the Pacific Islands this year in order to campaign against Woodside's dirty gas and document stories from the Pacific that will help argue the case for a legal framework toward climate justice!

The best type of gifts to leave in your Will are a residual gift and a percentage of your Estate.

Both gifts are unaffected by economic fluctuations, such as inflation. These are the most flexible ways to give since you don’t have to adjust the value of your gift to account for inflation or changes to your total assets.

However, a residual gift suits both family and charity needs: the residual gift will be received after taking care of the other beneficiaries. Then, this gift covers contingencies and removes risk. It is quite popular at the moment.

Greenpeace has partnered with Gathered Here to help make the process as simple as possible. Gathered Here’s free and easy online Will writing service is backed by a team of legal experts. It takes less than 10 minutes to write your Will and you can do so from the comfort of your own home. You’ll also have access to free updates for life.

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Contact us

We understand that making your Will is a very personal matter and we will respect your confidentiality at all times. However, if you have already included Greenpeace in your Will, or are considering doing so, please let me know so I can thank you properly and welcome you into our Green Guardians community.

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Alexis Escavy

Gifts in Wills Relationship Coordinator

Phone: 0448 948 113
Email: gifts-in-wills.au@greenpeace.org


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