In today's digital age, a significant amount of our lives is
stored online. It's important to ensure these digital assets
can be dealt with in the event that we're unable to do so. This
concern was recently at the centre of an illuminating campaign by
STEP on how to preserve your digital legacy.1
STEP focused on how digital assets can be accessed by loved
ones. In particular, social media profiles which often store
sentimental items such as photos and videos. However, digital
assets also increasingly include items of monetary value, such as
cryptocurrencies. Often individuals and families want to use these
monetary digital assets to make charitable legacies.
Here are three top tips for donating such legacies upon death to
charities.