Digital Fundraising
Islamic Relief’s WhatsApp genius: raising £180,000 via messaging
by Emily Collins-Ellis
A clever and modern use of technology by Islamic Relief demonstrates how regular interaction with major donors can yield great results by bringing them closer to the charity’s cause.
Read moreChinese take away: reinventing fundraising in the People's Republic of China
by Daryl Upsall
Daryl Upsall looks at the innovations being made in Chinese fundraising, notably how NGOs, working with corporate businesses and the latest technology are having huge impacts in mass digital communications.
Abortion Support Network: 'Why do you support ASN?'
by Damian O’Broin
By asking a simple question of their donors and sharing the responses in later communications, a small Irish charity provided inspiration for all fundraisers.
Hope and Homes for Children, End the Silence
by Catherine Harris
Hope and Homes developed a superb campaign to bring light to the lives of children in orphanages with their End the Silence campaign, using positive imagery, a novel pair of donation options and the music we all love.
Read moreBernie Barnstorms – I Wish I’d Thought Of That
by Fiona Pattison
Take inspiration from volunteer-led barnstorms for Bernie Sanders’ remarkable presidential campaign. Feel the Bern!
Read moreWar Child - Armistice
by Joe Burnett
War Child, a UK charity that supports children caught up in conflict zones, had a brilliant idea for their ‘Armistice’ campaign, teaming up with several top gaming companies in a spectacularly innovative way. This could be a future medium for all NGOs.
Read moreCARE International ‘Don’t give, lend’
by Mark Phillips
‘Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime’ as the saying goes. This could easily have been the inspiration for this campaign, as CARE International embarked on a new way of engaging supporters by offering them the chance to lend money rather than donate it. Supporters were able to invest in exciting business opportunities in poor communities – an innovative and economically sound way of developing those communities whilst maintaining the focus and engagement of donors.
Read moreACLU: Stand for Rights. Stand for Freedom
by Joe Burnett
When contacted by the American Civil Liberties Union only weeks before a massive telethon, which would be hosted on Facebook and make use of the brand new Facebook Donate system, Open America were handed a massive job with very little time to execute it. The way Paul and his team responded shows initiative and willingness to be bold and daring and to work with new technologies and methods.
Read moreMyOxfam app
by Joe Burnett
The MyOxfam app allows supporters of Oxfam to manage their donations to the charity quickly and without hassle; it also gives them real transparency about the impact of their donations.
Read moreMacmillan Cancer Support ‘eCards’
by SOFII
Macmillan Cancer Support wanted to update their outdated eCards platform, which was too dependent on Adobe Flash software, with a modern platform that could be optimised for mobiles and tablets.
Read more