Individual donors
What would fundraising be without donors? And what would SOFII be without a special area devoted to nurturing and developing donor relationships? Within this special space SOFII has selected and assembled a glittering array of specialist showcases in which we display a treasure trove of examples of the art and science of donor relationship development.
St Michael’s Foundation: the 2011-2012 annual report, a bold vision realised

by SOFII
St Michael’s always put a lot of effort into making sure that they thank their donors properly and that they are always kept up to date with what thei…
Read moreSolarAid: ‘spread the light’ campaign

by SOFII
Have we all been so busy looking for ways to recruit donors that we are missing something obvious? This exhibit from a fairly new charity, SolarAid, has used the passion their donors feel for the cause to recruit their friends, neighbours and family to become donors to Solar Aid themselves.
Read moreSense’s magical Christmas: a special appeal from Teddy

by SOFII
This great exhibit from Sense proves that direct mail isn’t dying - it isn’t even ill. Instead it is thriving and if used properly will achieve great results for your charity.
Read moreThe National Asthma Campaign: straws mailing

by SOFII
This revolutionary pack features an irresistible involvement device, an easily detachable plastic drinking straw that readers are invited to detach, open and breathe through for less than a minute. It is an imaginative way of involving recipients and enabling them to feel for themselves what it’s like to live with asthma.
Read moreMedicos Sin Fronteras: medicine for someone else’s pain

by SOFII
‘Pills for another person’s pain is a project of awareness and also a new symbol of hope.’
Read moreSt Michael’s Hospital Foundation: urban angel newsletter – special campaign edition

by SOFII
This newsletter is particularly worth studying because it's designed to fill a special role at the end of a successful three-year capital campaign. So it's a 'round-up' newsletter, with a number of important jobs to do under the general 'stewardship' heading.
Read moreSt Michael’s Hospital Foundation: a special book to thank volunteers

by SOFII
Fundraisers all too often take their volunteers for granted so it's good to see an organisation setting out specifically to be brilliant at saying thank you to them. Having raised $140 million thanks to the help of volunteers it was reasonable that the people at St Michael's should invest time and resources in saying thank you properly.
Read moreNSPCC: how to motivate fundraisers

by Giles Pegram CBE
When Giles Pegram had the somewhat novel idea of thanking individual fundraisers when they had done something special, he had a great idea that not only thrilled and motivated them, but also inspired other fundraisers around them.
Read moreIn lieu of flowers: how to write lively memorial donation thank-you letters

by Lisa Sargent
Are your in-memoriam donation thank-you letters destined for donor oblivion?
This copywriting clinic looks to help you rescue them from a fate worse than, well… death.
Read moreCHATS: the Norooz letter, in Farsi

by SOFII
It’s an ancient truism of fundraising that if you want to communicate with donors you must speak to them in their language, not yours. Here’s a small example that paid off in practice.
Read moreSt Michael’s Hospital Foundation: the 2010/11 annual report to donors

by SOFII
The St Michael’s Hospital Foundation view their hard-working and very appealing annual report as an opportunity to showcase the accomplishments of the past year and honour their generous donors. It shows them that their donations have been wisely spent and have made a real difference to the patients cared for at St. Michael’s.
Read moreGreater London Fund for the Blind: Christmas card and thank-you card tests
by SOFII
Some people were so pleased with their thank-you cards that they rang GLFB to say so. SOFII is sure that when the next batch of mailings land on their doormats the one from GLFB will spark off a fond memory and, therefore, picked up first.
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