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Bloody Good Period: Festive period campaign

by Camille St-Omer Donaldson

A campaign that won the hearts and minds at IWITOT (I Wish I’d Thought of That) 2019 – Bloody Good Period’s festive outing combined humour with a clear message that appealed to its target audience.

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Alzheimer’s Society: Memory Walk campaign

by Katie Simmons

By creating a direct response tv ad that moved many to tears, the Alzheimer’s Society successfully connected with the public and saw participation in their Memory Walks soar. 

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British Heart Foundation: MyMarathon

by Emily Roff

Making great use of digital technology, the British Heart Foundation created a trail-blazing virtual event.

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Kent Scouts Big Cardboard Sleep Out for Porchlight 2018

by Rachel van Hoven

Making excellent use of digital and online technologies and with a motivated and engaged local community, Porchlight, a homelessness charity in Kent, England, succeeded in holding their biggest event ever.

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From IWITOT 2019: Stand Up 2 Cancer 2018’s hilarious donation rewards menu

by Andy McSorley

A treat from I Wish I’d Thought of That (IWITOT) 2019: Andy McSorely of Home Fundraising celebrates an irreverent and hilarious campaign that rewarded donors who gave up their hard-earned money.

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Cards Against Humanity Saves America

by Sarah Crowhurst

In an audacious and hilarious campaign, irreverent card game Cards Against Humanity took on Donald Trump at his own Twitter game and raised two million dollars in just nine hours for good causes. 

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Omaze and Idris Elba’s Valentine campaign for W.E. Can Lead

by Joe Burnett

A clever and innovative campaign offered donors the prize of a lifetime: a ‘date’ with superstar Idris Elba. 

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Bible Society: The Greatest Journey - Christmas Appeal

by Carol Akiwumi

By providing free resources Bible Society made it easy for supporters to stage their own nativity plays. This in turn ensured supporters could raise more donations with limited cost to themselves.

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Habitat for Humanity: Happy Mother’s Day video

by John Lepp

By featuring actual beneficiaries in this video campaign Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region, Agents of Good and Atomic Spark found the emotional core of the cause to connect with donors.

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IWITOT at IFC: Save the Children ‘Most Shocking Second a Day’

by Spriha Shrestha

For I Wish I’d Thought Of That at the International Fundraising Conference 2018, Spriha Shrestha of Restless Development Nepal explained why she wishes she'd thought of this iconic video campaign from Save the Children.

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Tutorial 57: stand in your donor’s shoes

by Jerry Huntsinger

Someone somewhere is waiting for your mail. She could be a legacy prospect. Have you excluded her from your mailing list because she gave so little last time – even though she’s been making donations for years?

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NSPCC: 'Can't Look' TV ad that launched the Full Stop campaign

by Giles Pegram CBE

This shocking 1999 TV ad helped to launch the NSPCC's Full Stop campaign bringing the issue of child abuse into people's home but it's more powerful because of what you don't see.

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