RNLI

RNLI: We are one crew

by Joe Burnett

This short but wonderful video from the RNLI thanks donors for their ongoing support during the coronavirus pandemic. But crucially, it also sends out heartfelt hopes that they too are keeping safe and well through these trying times. 

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The RNLI’s ‘Jail and Bail’ fundraising event

by Leesa Harwood

Imagine being able to send your boss to ‘jail’ for a good cause - how much fun that could be (sorry boss!). As Leesa Harwood of the RNLI showed at IWITOT 2018, it’s a great way to have fun and make money for a good cause.

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How the RNLI made me a donor

by Kathryn Holloway

Kathryn Holloway of Friends of the Earth shares the story of how she became a donor, inspired from a young age by a unique collection box.

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Royal National Lifeboat Institution RNLI: Lifeboat Launch SMS alerts

by SOFII

An insightful use of technology that brings RNLI donors closer to the lifesaving work.  This text service allows donors to donate each time their chosen lifeboat is out saving lives and to receive an alert of launches in real-time.

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The Collection Tin

by Sam Butler

Different ways to raise money for charities nowadays are seemingly endless. Yet the humble collection tin continues to stand silently by thousands of tills in shops, pubs, or in the hands of generous volunteers. Click here to see a variety of collection boxes from years passed and be astonished at the amazing amount of money raised.

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RNLI online live launch map

by SOFII

The Royal National Lifeboat Association interactive map that gives their donors a 24-hour, every day of every year window into the heart of their mission.

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RNLI: train one, save many campaign

The emotive image of an RNLI crew member holding the hands of the people he rescues brought the case for support to life.

by SOFII

A campaign from RNLI with a simple but powerful theme, message, image and call to action.

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La lettera sui lasciti della RNLI, Royal National Lifeboat Institution

by Tiziana Fattori

Questa lettera ha raccolto milioni di sterline. È il classico esempio di un appello diretto ai propri sostenitori con la richiesta di informazioni utili a pianificare le entrate future.

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RNLI: ‘He’ll face…All we ask of you’ press insert

The single-sided black and white RNLI insert from some time in the early 1990s.

by SOFII

Stained with the passage of time and perhaps more than a little carelessness, the face looking out at the reader from this single sheet insert has nevertheless lost nothing of its strength and power to impress. The simple direct proposition makes this one of the classic fundraising offers of all time.

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Royal National Lifeboat Institution: ‘boots’ advertisement

A great ad from RNLI.

by SOFII

The shopping list is a classic fundraiser's device and this ad exploits the instrument to its full, offering the donor, in effect, the chance to kit out his or her hero.

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