The main areas of fundraising

RNLI: ‘He’ll face…All we ask of you’ press insert

The single-sided black and white RNLI insert from some time in the early 1990s.

by SOFII

Stained with the passage of time and perhaps more than a little carelessness, the face looking out at the reader from this single sheet insert has nevertheless lost nothing of its strength and power to impress. The simple direct proposition makes this one of the classic fundraising offers of all time.

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Friends of the Earth: carbon calculator

A screen shot showing the online calculator.

by SOFII

An enterprising and topical involvement idea, interestingly executed. FoE's carbon footprint calculator will be irresistible for many people and is right on message for the charity. This exhibit should encourage other campaigning and social change organisations to search for similar ways of engaging supporters.

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Dobrota Foundation: ‘everyone can be a philanthropist’ campaign

by SOFII

This massively ambitious multi-media campaign generated results that speak for themselves. It shows what can be achieved with vision and commitment, even in an emerging market.

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Rex Dog Shelter: ‘A pet is not a toy’ campaign

dog ad

by SOFII

This is a ‘percentage’ campaign, one of Hungary’s first multi-media campaigns aimed at getting the public to sign over their one per cent entitlement. Many organisations have now successfully followed the Rex Foundation’s lead, with good results.

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Polish Scouting Association ‘Proficiency for life’ campaign

Posters

by SOFII

This is a vigorous, imaginative campaign aimed at persuading Polish citizens to give the one per cent of their personal income tax, which the law allows them to donate to a charitable organisation, to the Scout movement.

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ActionAid ‘Bollocks to Poverty’ campaign

creative concept

by SOFII

This is a very brave campaign. It talks directly to young people in the language they use everyday, with no punches pulled.

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Riverside School: the Design for Giving contest

The inspiration lady: Kiran Bir Sethi

by SOFII

An inspirational initiative from Riverside School designed to encourage India’s young people to come up with solutions to the sub-continent’s great challenges.

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Bosnian Handicrafts: ‘shopping with a purpose’ campaign

Bosnian Handicrafts’ bright new logo.

by SOFII

This highly professional multi-media campaign from Bosnia shows that inspirational and innovative fundraising can succeed anywhere.

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The GIVING WELLY Campaign

Wellies

by SOFII

SOFII doesn’t have many rules but this exhibit nevertheless breaks a few of them, in that it focuses not on a charity/nonprofit but on a commercial sponsor. Still, it’s a colourful, creative idea very well executed and several charities benefited rather significantly from it. It strikes us as a sound win-win situation, a good example of both commerce/charity partnership and of charities working together.

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Covenant House candlelight vigil

The brochure promoting Covenant House’s candlelight vigil, in detail

by SOFII

Fundraising is at its best when it mobilises large numbers of people to take action for a cause that will bring about change. This exhibit demonstrates how to reposition an event that is ‘tired’ and make it work on multiple levels.

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UNICEF and Futbol Club Barcelona: a global partnership for children

Young footballers from the Kids League pose for photos before the FC Barcelona-Zaragoza game at Barcelona’s Camp.

by SOFII

UNICEF scores for children through forming a valuable, useful partnership. Together UNICEF and the Barcelona football club will use this power in numerous ways to further the cause of children.

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Dream a Dream’s ‘uncrush a dream’ campaign

Indian children

by SOFII

From India, this 'uncrush a dream' concept is a brilliant idea for engaging donors, whether it used when introducing and explaining a cause to passers-by in the street or as people gather at organised events.

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