Children, youth and family



Bruce Barton’s fundraising letters for Deerfield Academy: from 1957 and 1958, letters 20 and 21

Bruce Barton’s letters are all about the donors’ achievements, so are welcome news packed with flattery and tales of selflessness and fine motives. 


Bruce Barton’s fundraising letters for Deerfield Academy: from 1956 and 1957, letters 18 and 19

There’s no trickery in these letters, no artifice, no phoney PSs. Just direct, honest talking put in such an endearing and charming way as to become irresistible for those recipients who share the writer’s enthusiasm for Deerfield Academy and his passionate belief that it should give the best education possible to its students.


Interval House gratitude report

This great report is hot off the press, so SOFII is looking forward to hearing what the readers think about their gratitude report. 


A Mega Doação: Captação de recursos pela internet

Temos certeza de que muitos captadores de recursos vão achar que é difícil acreditar que, para alguns doadores, em particular os principais doadores, pode ser difícil encontrar uma organização de confiança, e de doadores amigáveis para dar o seu dinheiro. The Big Give é uma inovação que atende ambas às necessidades de doadores e captadores de recursos. Para instituições de caridade, o site é uma oportunidade fantástica e grátis, para mostrar seus projetos, o trabalho real e relevante que grande parte do público deixa de ver, ou perceber as necessidades financeiras.


Dr Barnardo’s Homes: quattro grandi raccolte fondi dal passato remoto

Dr Bernardo letter Il Dr Thomas Barnardo fu uno dei maggiori filantropi dell’era Vittoriana. Questi esempi in archivio, con il suo personalissimo stile di fare fundraising e con le sue iniziative, sono un tesoro più unico che raro per l’intero patrimonio di esperienze nel fundraising e delle sue buone prassi.  


Operação Natal das Crianças - o apelo da caixa de sapatos.

Esta mostra festiva é um maravilhoso exemplo de como a idéia de uma pessoa (e de muita ajuda de voluntários) pode realmente fazer a diferença. A Operação Natal das Crianças tem mantido constante sucesso ao longo dos últimos 20 anos.


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.


Girlguiding UK Impact Report 2011

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


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

Have Plan UK changed fundraising by launching this new app?


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.


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