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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. 


The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Victoria: direct mail to buy a jet

This award-winning mailing certainly caught the eye of donors – donations received soared passed their target. The newsletter must have been especially good – 750 people gave again even though they hadn’t been asked.


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.


As sacolas de plástico da WaterAid

Este é um projeto brilhante e envolvente, que ocorre por meio de mala direta. O método funciona muito bem porque, além de adequado, serve para engajar o doador.


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. 


Associação Internacional de Pesquisa do Câncer (AICR): Livro de histórias inspiradas

Através da criação de real, pessoal e conversas cara-a-cara, AICR não só inspirou os seus apoiadores, mas também os fez sentir como se realmente fizessem a diferença.
 


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.  


O apelo inovador da mala direta de Hannah

Alguém nasce com talento ou pode desenvolvê-lo se trabalhar duro ou for inteligente? Na melhor das hipóteses, achamos que é um pouco dos dois.


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.


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.


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