A full list of all our exhibits

On this pages you can find all the exhibits on SOFII. Why not bookmark this page check back regularly to see what's new!

Diwali campaign: support a child’s education for one year

A forgotten cause with a low profile and limited visibility in the public eye managed to raise awareness and much-needed funding.


La stazione WDCN, Nashville, USA: il “grazie” speciale a un donatore

“I test civetta” sulle risposte ai donatori da parte dei fundraisers sono di solito un’attività deprimente soprattutto perchè, ammesso che lo si faccia, di solito si risponde alla generosità e al sostegno dei donatori molto in ritardo e in modo inadeguato. Ma ogni tanto un fundraiser davvero unico se ne esce fuori con una risposta così originale che davvero solleva il morale. Eccone uno.


Girlguiding UK Impact Report 2011

Annual reports and their latest sidekick the impact report mustn’t be boring – ever.


Greenpeace UK’s Rainbow Warrior III thank-you video

’...It was a really inspiring video and your generosity saying it was all of our ship was very moving.’


Plan UK’s innovative new video and Facebook app - Plan Your Story

Have Plan UK changed fundraising by launching this new app?


Charter 88’s ‘buy-out’ letter

Is candour just too dangerous a commodity for charities?. This simple mailing achieved Charter 88’s best ever response in its early days.


The Zimbabwe Association’s emergency appeal

How chance played a large part in raising £10,000 in just one month. Lyndall ‘primed the pump’ by donating £500 of her own money.


The David Suzuki Foundation’s campaign for Santa Claus

Think of everything that Santa has done for you – now is your chance to help him. 


How Giles Pegram motivated fundraisers at the NSPCC

 

When Giles Pegram had the somewhat novel idea of thanking individual fundraisers when they had done something special, he had a great idea that not only thrilled and motivated them, but also inspired other fundraisers around them.


Bruce Barton’s fundraising letters for Deerfield Academy: from 1955 and 1956, letters 16 and 17

A four-year gap between Bruce Barton’s letters for Deerfield Academy in no way diminished his exceptional capacity for penning a powerful appeal. Read, reflect and recycle, for there is real treasure here.


The Salvation Army and Christopher’s letter

Stories, stories, stories they always produce great results. This one from the Salvation Army won the 2011 national fundraising campaign of the year at the 2011 Fundraising Instutute Australia Conference in Melbourne.


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

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. 


Common Cause: the birth of modern citizen advocacy

It’s hard to believe that in 1970s America women could not get their own credit cards when they graduated from school unless their husband or father was willing to sign for it.


Operation Smile special ‘thank-a-thon’

Operation Smile used the thank-a-thon as a unique opportunity for conversations with our most loyal donors and to reconnect our staff to the organisation through the stories.


Oxfam Hunger £ Million Campaign

The Oxfam Hunger £ Million Campaign is a great example of press advertising that gives an urgent need and a clear call to action. It raised £1,000,000 in three months in 1963. How much would that be worth today? Guess which ad made a SOFII volunteer jump.


Saint Demetrios Greek Festival

Each year St Demetrios Greek Orthodox church in Seattle, USA traditional festival is run entirely by volunteers - including some excellent fundraising.


Bruce Barton’s fundraising letters for Deerfield Academy: from 1951, letter 15

 

With all the usual captivation and craftsmanship of a classic Bruce Barton letter, this provides a very valuable lesson in donor care from 60 years ago that is just as relevant today.


The Soi Dog Foundation: acquiring regular donors through Facebook

This exhibit shows that social media can secure regular donations, recruit new donors and, more than that, generate enough income to be regarded as a sustainable source of funding. And we’ve got the results to prove it.


University of Washington: ‘stuff the bus’ campaign.

‘Stuff the bus’ campaigns are fundraising events all over North America, each organised entirely by volunteers in their local towns with great success.


IL PIANO/THE PLAN: il lancio dell’adozione a distanza, Spagna 1937

Non esiste una proposta di raccolta fondi pubblica migliore dell’adozione a distanza, pertanto la sua storia è di grande interesse per chi vuole studiare le campagne più efficaci di fundraising.


Thank you

SOFII gratefully acknowledges the generous and catalytic support of the Joffe Foundation, UK, which has made possible SOFII's growth and development to date.

'My Trust is delighted with its investment in SOFII. We are very pleased that we have been able to be of assistance in the launch of this important initiative.'
Lord Joel Joffe.

About SOFII

SOFII is supervised by The SOFII Foundation, a registered charity in the UK, No 1124743.

SOFII’s development director is Sue Kershaw. She can be reached at sue@sofii.org

'We love SOFII. Next year we hope to help again.' 
Lynne, HMA, Vancouver.

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