Press advertising, off-the-page and inserts
Though it has declined in importance for fundraisers in recent years there are many markets where there’s impressive potential for press advertising to make a significant comeback. This section features some of the most effective press advertising of all time, from the great Amnesty and Oxfam ads of yesteryear to today’s stunning ads for Bhopal.
Kelvingrove refurbishment appeal: capital campaign
by SOFII
Find out how this great, superbly well planned capital campaign was executed with such great style and character that it exceeded its target by more than two times.
Read moreCrisis Christmas card challenge
by SOFII
'Send a singer’ is one example from a charity for homeless people in the UK – it’s fun, it’s engaging, it’s compatible with the charity’s values. In essence this campaign addresses corporate social responsibility agendas, offers a practical solution to the traditional Christmas card chore and offers participating companies a unique and high impact marketing opportunity.
Read moreThe Foundation for Childbirth with Dignity: 'you have a right to ask’ campaign
by SOFII
This brave, important campaign broke new ground in public education in Poland and raised money too.
Read moreArthritis Care: ‘people like us’ campaign
by SOFII
This colourful, imaginative campaign recruited new members at one third of previous costs because it’s creative, engaging and thought-provoking. It stirred people from their daily routine into doing something different.
Read moreHelvetas: integrating awareness and fundraising
by SOFII
It's good to see an organisation that is prepared to shock us into seeing that many people just don’t have the basic amenities we take for granted.
Read moreWWF integrated legacy marketing campaign
by SOFII
This is truly ground-breaking communication for fundraising. Not only did these press advertisements and posters herald a new approach to the promotion of legacies (bequests) but they were also the first ads to use jargon-free language and to talk about legacies in plain, everyday terms that any one could understand.
Read moreDogs Trust canine care card
by SOFII
This is really clever fundraising. The Dogs Trust (formerly National Canine Defence League) offers its supporters the chance to join their canine care scheme which ensures that if they die before their beloved pet dog, NCDL will promise to look after the dog for all its natural life. Is that idea going to appeal to an elderly dog-loving donor? We think so. So, which charity is that dog-loving donor likely to leave a legacy to, then? There are no prizes for getting this right, unless you are The Dogs Trust, who've raised £millions from this scheme.
Read moreAmnesty International UK: press ads that shook a nation
by SOFII
These ads changed the political shape of Britain, raised social consciousness generally as well as concerns for human rights in particular.We do not have all the details about this campaign but SOFII decided to showcase it because we believe that every fundraiser wherever he or she works should be familiar with these ads and what they achieved.
Read moreHelp The Aged: ‘make a blind man see’ press advertisement
by Ken Burnett
This ad is a classic. Created by the legendary Harold Sumption in the late 1970s, it embodies one of the most direct and hard-to-resist fundraising propositions, ‘Make a blind man see’. It is a brilliant example of fundraising communication at its best.
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