The following figures were obtained via analysis of the completed surveys:

• Approximately 50 per cent of respondents rated their organisation’s ability to attract and manage bequests as ‘very weak’
• 75 per cent rated their governance as ‘strong’ or ‘very strong’
• Most rated their organisation as ‘sophisticated’ or ‘somewhat sophisticated’ in business terms which was a distinct improvement on the survey results from 5 years ago where two-thirds rated themselves as ‘very unsophisticated’ or ‘unsophisticated’
• Respondents considered integrity, communication skills and specialist knowledge among the key attributes when deciding upon external legal providers
• Just under half of respondents were unaware of the proposed national NFP Regulator.

Rachel Purchase

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