American Cancer Society: Relay For Life

by Gary Kernahan

An idea that started as one man fundraising by walking and running a track for 24 hours has become a global event raising over $5 billion to help save lives throughout the world.

CDE project 23: small charities

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

This project is intended to give a starting point to allow any charity with limited resources to easily look at some of the most important parts of the output and to suggest some of the areas where charities with small or sole fundraisers might look at interpreting some of the output’s recommendations. It is not intended to replace reading and interpreting each project.

CDE project 23: part 1 - project 1 - 6

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

1. The use and misuse of language 

2. Fundraising and vulnerability

3. Satisfaction and Commitment 

4. Thank you and welcome

5. The supporter's journey

6. The use and misuse of emotion

Help Hollie ‘pants on your head’ campaign

by John Logan

A heartwarming, bittersweet story for Anthony Nolan blood cancer charity. Follow the link to learn of Hollie’s brave and funny campaign to raise both money and awareness.

CDE project 23: part 2 - project 7 - 10

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

7. Companies

8. Trusts and foundations

9. Major donors

10. Legacies

CDE project 23: part 3 - project 11

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

11. Communication with individual donors

11a. Mass Media

11b. Direct Mail

11c. Digital

11d. Community fundraising

11e. Telephone fundraising

11f. Face to face fundraising

CDE project 23: part 4 - project 12 - 17

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

12. Inspirational creativity

13. Giving choices and managing preferences

14. Getting the right people as fundraisers

15. The role of trustee boards and senior management

16. A distinctive service culture

17. Leadership

CDE project 23: part 5 - project 18 - 22

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

18. Supporters as advocates

19. Evidence of impact and effectiveness

20. Fundraising investment

21. Working with suppliers

22. Media relations and the public face of charities

CDE project 23: part 6 - list of contributors

by The Commission on the Donor Experience

A very special thanks to the following individuals who volunteered their time to review and present the observations and recommendations in this project. 

Blue Cross: Tap Dogs

by SOFII

Terrific innovation by animal charity Blue Cross who found a funny and eye-catching way to get their rescue dogs to lend their paws to the cause.

SOS Children's Villages Norway: would you give your jacket to Johannes?

by Suzi Attree

Would you give your coat to a freezing child? Strangers help a young boy sitting alone without a jacket in freezing weather in a campaign that raised awareness of the plight of Syrian refugees.

Refuge: The Helen Titchener (nee Archer) Rescue Fund

by Louise McCathie

A fan of Radio BBC 4's popular programme 'The Archers' created an online fundraising page for Refuge in response to a domestic violence storyline.