Donations

Geoffrey Wainwright, the President of our Society, has recently written to Fellows asking for a donation of at least £200 to support the Society's development campaign. An appeal to major donors will be made during our Tercentenary year. As part of that launch, it is vital that the Society should be able to demonstrate a strong underpinning of donations from Fellows. We therefore hope that all of our Fellows will respond to the President's appeal and help us raise the first £0.5 million towards the total of £11 million that we need to raise if we are to secure the Society's development campaign objectives.

Donation, Gift Aid and Direct Debit forms

Donations can be made using the following form (Word file 41 KB). If you wish to spread your contribution over a number of years, you can do so by setting up a Direct Debit using the form that can be downloaded here (Word file, 438 KB). We also ask that you complete a Gift Aid form to ensure that the maximum tax benefits accrue to the Society; the relevant form can be downloaded here (Word file, 422 KB).

Development campaign objectives

• Safeguarding our Library and our historic Collections by improving online access and by investing in conservation, storage and an exhibition loans programme: £2 million
• Increasing substantially the Society’s support for research and publication: £3.5million
• Completing the refurbishment of the Society’s rooms at Burlington House, including improvements to the Library and the conversion of the basement to provide study facilities: £3 million
• Improving visitor facilities and developing educational opportunities at Kelmscott Manor, the home of William Morris: £2 million
• Funding a public engagement programme, including the establishment of a heritage policy resource centre: £0.5 million