Fundraising When Lives Are Touched by Tragedy: Lessons from Mind, CHAS and St Peter's Hospice

Some of the most meaningful fundraising relationships can begin at the hardest moments in a supporter's life.

At Fundraising Convention 2026, a panel of legacy and in-memory specialists from Mind, Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) and St Peter's Hospice in Bristol shared how they approach fundraising conversations around mental health, bereavement and end of life care.

Chaired by Yvonne Roberts of the National Free Wills Network, the session offered honest, practical guidance for anyone working in this sensitive area of fundraising.

Here are the three themes stood out, alongside insight from the charities.

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