The main areas of fundraising

Greenpeace: the virtual march for whales

greenpeace speedboat

by SOFII

If only whales everywhere could realise the great things that are being done all around the world by ordinary people to protect them and make this planet a safe place for them.

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NSPCC: an early, effective use of Facebook

by SOFII

See how the NSPCC became the first UK charity to develop a fundraising application to run within Facebook. This exhibit shows how quickly fundraisers have to react to changing technology.

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Morinville and District Hands Across the Seas (HATS) ‘delightful treasures’ event

The organisers of the ‘delightful treasures’ event.

by SOFII

Small local events often raise small amounts of money. But if there are hundreds nationally, or even internationally, they have the potential to raise thousands.

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Casa Speranti Edelweiss campaign

Temple

by SOFII

Public fundraising is an increasingly important but still emerging activity in Romania. Here Casa Speranti correctly identified the power of linking their fundraising initiatives to the church.

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Croatian Dogs appeal for new building

guide dog ad

by SOFII

This campaign to build a rehabilitation centre in Zagreb raised a large amount of money at an impressively low cost to income ratio.

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Hannah’s school cake and biscuit bake

Hannah baking

by SOFII

Emboldened by the success of her first fundraising direct mail appeal, talented nine-year old fundraiser Hannah is this time raising money for her school’s funds by baking cakes.

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Deerfield Academy: Bruce Barton’s fundraising letters for letters 9, 10 and 11, from 1948 and 1949

by SOFII

Reporting back, storytelling and irresistible offers – more fundraising gems from Bruce Barton.

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Ben Franklin touring education and fundraising shows

by SOFII

This creative example of fundraising educational entertainment seems to SOFII to be very flexible and potentially easy to copy.

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ITIHAS (I Think I Have a Solution) leadership workshop

by SOFII

If you want to find new angles on fundraising, SOFII has long been an advocate of keeping a close eye on what’s happening in India.

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Deerfield Academy: Bruce Barton’s fundraising letters from 1946/47, letters 6, 7 and 8

by SOFII

Featured here are letters six, seven and eight from the 21 letters in this SOFII series, three more fine examples of the fundraising letter-writer's art from an age gone by.

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Deerfield Academy: Bruce Barton’s fundraising letters from 1945, letters 3, 4 and 5

by SOFII

These letters are masterful examples of wrapping up serious information in easy conversational style. Find letters three, four and five here.

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A profile of Mal Warwick: America’s genial guru of fundraising direct mail

by Christiana Stergiou

What we at SOFII have to say about this guy.

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