Living Stories: Bridging the Gap Between You and Your Impact

Charities are, by definition, busy. They are on the front lines — planting forests, feeding hungry families, and providing critical care. Often, they’re so focused on doing the work that they don’t have the time (or the tech) to shout about it in a way that fits into your daily scroll.

This means that some of the most inspiring news in the world ends up tucked away in 50-page annual reports or deep within website sub-menus. At Legacy, we think those stories are too good to stay hidden.

Giving shouldn’t feel like a one-way transaction. It’s a partnership. But for too long, the “feedback loop” has been broken. You donate, and then… silence. Not because the charity doesn’t care, but because they are busy making your money work.

We decided to build the bridge.

The Positive Newsfeed: good news, delivered daily

Instead of waiting for a yearly update, Legacy users now have access to a Positive Newsfeed. Our team is doing the manual heavy lifting — reading annual reports, gathering news, and finding those “hidden gems” of progress — to turn them into bite-sized, scheduled updates.

We’re starting with our top 36 charities, turning their deep data into a stream of inspiration. No urgent pleas, no guilt — just a transparent look at the wins your generosity is making possible.

Making impact tangible

We’re also moving past the old conversation about “overhead percentages.” We know you want to know what your tenner actually did.

With the help of our flagship charities, we’ve mapped out specific Impact Metrics. Now, when you give, you’re not just contributing to a fund — you’re seeing the tangible reality of your gift. Whether it’s:

• Providing one hour of specialist nurse care
• Buying three days of nutritious food for a rescue dog
• Planting a sapling in a protected woodland

The partnership approach

We aren’t here to change how charities work; we’re here to surface it. By doing the manual work to ingest and translate this data, we’re helping our partners connect with a new generation of donors who value transparency over volume.

What this means for donors

Three concrete things:

• You see progress, not pleas. Updates arrive scheduled and calm, not as emergency asks
• Your tenner has a shape. Impact Metrics translate contributions into specific, verifiable outcomes
• No extra admin on the charity side. We build around existing reporting, not on top of it

Legacy is more than a giving app — it’s a window into a better world, one bite-sized update at a time.