Leaving a gift in your Will can help children and adults with hearing and vision loss live their lives to the fullest.
Even a 1% gift in your Will can create a world of possibility for children with hearing or vision loss.
For more information about leaving NextSense a gift in your Will, call our friendly gift in Wills team, using the button below.
Call our gift in Wills teamYour gift will help NextSense invest resources for the future, so we can help enhance the lives of people with hearing and vision loss—for generations to come. You will be supporting vital services, research, and technology and giving children and adults with hearing or vision loss access to the educational opportunities and specialist support they require.
Elaine's story
As Elaine says, leaving a bequest to NextSense is easy and rewarding. Hear her story in this video.
Partnership with Safewill
To support you in developing a legal Will, we have partnered with Safewill—one of Australia’s highest-rating online Will-writing platforms. Safewill provides an easy and accessible approach to writing a legally binding Will—without the time and expense involved in having to consult a lawyer.
As part of this partnership we are offering the opportunity for you to write a legal online Will for free—a saving of $160. Please note that in taking up this offer, there is no obligation to leave a gift to us.
To find out more, or to take advantage of the free Will offer, simply go to to the NextSense page on the Safewill website.
How to include a gift in your Will
You can join us in redefining what’s possible for children and adults with hearing or vision loss by including us in your Will.
We recommend you discuss this decision with your loved ones. You may then wish to consult your solicitor, trustee company, or the public trustee regarding the wording—and we always recommend you do so.
If you are a solicitor with a client wishing to leave a gift in their Will to NextSense, please pass on our sincerest gratitude in them leaving a powerful and lasting legacy to redefine what’s possible for future generations.
General Will wording
I give to NextSense* (Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children ABN 53 443 272 865) the whole (or insert percentage) of the residue of my estate free of all duties and testamentary expenses for its general purposes. I declare that the receipt of this bequest by the Chief Executive or other authorised officer of NextSense, shall form valid discharge to my executor(s).
Specific Will wording
I give to NextSense* (Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children ABN 53 443 272 865) the sum of (insert amount)^ free of all duties and testamentary expenses for its general purposes. I declare that the receipt of this bequest by the Chief Executive or other authorised officer of NextSense (Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children ABN 53 443 272 865), shall form valid discharge to my executor(s).
An alternative Will wording
As many years may have passed between the making of your Will and its operation, you may wish to consider NextSense* (Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children ABN 53 443 272 865) as the beneficiary in the event that a named beneficiary in the Will is unable to accept your bequest.
*NextSense is a registered Trademark of Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (ABN 53 443 272 865).
^ An alternative is to specify a particular asset or item.
NextSense is a registered trademark of Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (ABN 53 443 272 865). RIDBC is incorporated under the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children Act 1998 (NSW).
NextSense is a registered trademark of Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children. RIDBC is registered under the provisions of Charitable Fundraising Act (NSW) CFN 10295.
NextSense is a registered trademark of Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children. RIDBC is endorsed as a deductible gift recipient under Subdivision 30-BA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 as a Public Benevolent Institution.
NextSense is a registered trademark of Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children. RIDBC is a Registered Business – V6468503. View our ACNC registration.
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