The main areas of fundraising
Arrels Fundació: cardboard hearts for the homeless
by SOFII
Arrels Fundació have come up with an excellent way to wear your heart on your sleeve to raise money and awareness of the growing number of homeless people in Barcelona. It is also easily copied.
Read moreHow I wrote it: the Salvation Army UK’s first large-scale cold mailing
by Pauline Lockier
In this, the fifth of a series of interviews with leading fundraising writers, Pauline Lockier talks to Fergal Byrne about a fundraising appeal letter written for the Salvation Army in 1990 which subsequently became their control for eight years. In this conversation Pauline tells Fergal how she wrote the letter and what really matters in making sure this kind of letter is a success.
Read moreUniversity College London: the ‘paper head’ Christmas appeal
by Aline Reed
It’s not surprising that University College London’s brief to bring philosopher and jurist Jeremy Bentham back to life to raise funds caused Aline Reed to, in her words, ‘frown, ask “you want me to do what” and generally feel rather puzzled for a number of days. But after undertaking some research she and Mark Phillips came up with the idea of a ‘ransom in reverse’. Intrigued? This exhibit reveals the fantastic results.
Read moreChange Heroes: a new fundraising platform
by SOFII
The aim of each of Change Heroes’ campaign is to bring together groups of 33+ friends to donate $3.33 a day for three months, which equals $10,000. This will enable their charity partners to build a school, library, or water project in a developing country.
Read moreMalaria No More and CollegeHumor: malarious
by SOFII
Malaria No More have discovered that laughter is a great entry point to learning – even about something as deadly as malaria.
Read moreFondation Nicolas Hulot pour la Nature et l’Homme: ‘eco-actors’
by SOFII
By giving their supporters the chance to become ‘eco-actors’ the Fondation Nicholas Hulot pour la Nature et l’Homme (the Nicholas Hulot Foundation for Nature and Mankind) forged a special relationship with them and raised an amazing amount of money.
Read moreHP-HF: the ‘yellow coins’ project, collected by children for children
by SOFII
‘The yellow coins’ moneybox was a success from the beginning and has become an annual event. In 2011, the project raised €2.8 million (over £2.2 million and over $3.6 million).
Read moreHandicap International: the Christmas tree bag
by SOFII
A Christmas product that aims to get into six million homes to help disabled children.
Read moreThe École Centrale Paris (Central School of Paris): alumni online challenge
by SOFII
This online promotion raised double the amount of previous offline activities.
Read moreCancer Research UK: the letter from cancer
by SOFII
At first glance you might think, wow, this mailing from Cancer Research UK is clever and a bit different. It surely will make people angry enough so that they give money that will beat cancer: an admirable ambition. But what would you think if you have cancer?
Read moreIl report di ringraziamento di Interval House
by Emma Lubrina
Questo report e’ fresco di stampa. SOFII non vede l’ora di conoscere il parere dei lettori su questo report di ringraziamento.
Read moreHow I wrote it: Mal Warwick on his letter for the Union of Concerned Scientists
by Fergal Byrne & Mal Warwick
A new interview from Fergal Byrne gives a fascinating insight into a master fundraiser at work: Mal Warwick. In it he describes how he wrote the letter that, in one form or another, was used to recruit new supporters for the Union of Concerned Scientists in the USA over many years.
