Leave a Gift In Your Will
A gift in your Will means you can help improve the health and quality of life for generations to come and play a significant role in the future of the Bionics Institute.
Remembering the Bionics Institute in your Will is a practical way of making a difference in people’s lives, without affecting your independence and self-sufficiency today.
Often people feel that they do not have the means during their lifetime to help others as much as they would like to. After taking care of your loved ones, leaving a gift in your Will enables you to continue supporting the causes that were important to you during your lifetime and leave a legacy for the generations to come.
Your Gift Will Support the Future of Medicine
Together we can transform the lives of people with a range of conditions, including dementia, hearing impairment, vision loss, Crohnʼs disease, Parkinsonʼs disease, epilepsy, stroke, arthritis, incontinence and diabetes.
Your gift will support:
- Innovative research of new medical devices and therapies
- Laboratory equipment
- Research fellowships
- Student scholarships.
All gifts, no matter what size, have a meaningful impact. Even a small % of your wealth or estate can make a significant and important difference to people living with challenging diseases.
Given the nature of medical research, it can be hard to predict what may be taking place in the years ahead. We will make sure to use your gift for research projects that will have the greatest impact in the future.
Alternatively, you can decide how you wish your gift to be used by the Bionics Institute.
You can take comfort in knowing that your gift will be well managed in sustaining the Institute’s future financial stability.
Your gift may enable the next great breakthrough.
Our Legacy Pack has all the information you need to make this important decision.
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Belinda was inspired to leave the Bionics Institute a gift in her will because receiving a cochlear implant enabled her son Simon to achieve his dreams of becoming a pilot.
“The research of the Institute changed our lives, and I hope that by leaving a gift in my Will, then even when I’m gone, I can leave a legacy to help change someone else’s life for the better.”
Write Your Will Online for Free
Bionics Institute has partnered with Gathered Here, one of Australia’s leading online Will platforms so that you can easily create your lawyer reviewed Will, for free.
With just a few clicks you can easily and quickly create your free Will in the comfort of your own home, in just 15 minutes. Gathered Here offers free and unlimited Will updates for life, supported by a legal team of highly experienced Wills and estate lawyers – something which would normally cost hundreds of dollars.
Although there is absolutely no requirement when writing your online Will, after you have taken care of your loved ones, you may also wish to leave a gift to Bionics Institute, to help us future proof our important work and transform the lives of people for generations to come.
Watch our webinar to find out from the experts how you can leave a life-changing gift to charity in your Will.
- Ann Fazakerley – Former Head of Philanthropy at the Bionics Institute
- Daniel Tomé – Partner at Perpetual Private
- Lucy McMorron – Gathered Here
We’d love to hear from you
If you have already left the Bionics Institute a gift in your Will please consider letting us know. We would love the opportunity to thank you and keep you up to date with our research.
If you would like any further information or a confidential chat about leaving a gift in your Will please contact [email protected]
You are also very welcome to contact the Bionics Institute using this form.
Frequently Asked Questions
By not having a Will, you will be letting the state decide who should benefit from your estate. If you have a current and legal Will, it avoids delays, problems and extra expense at a challenging time. Making a Will is not expensive, but failing to make a Will can be costly.
– Residuary Gift; After making provision for family and loved ones, you can choose to leave all or part of the remainder of your estate (‘residue’) to the Bionics Institute of Australia.
– Set Amount; You can leave a specific sum of money. For money to keep its value over the years, you can ask your solicitor to index-link it.
– Percentage Gift; You can leave a nominated percentage of your entire estate.
– Whole of Estate; You can leave your entire estate to the Bionics Institute of Australia.
– Specific Item; You can leave specific items of value, such as property, art, or shares
