Gold Awards Flashback: Doctors Without Borders and KCSM Radio (2007)

By Joe Boland

The 2013 FundRaising Success Gold Awards for Fundraising Excellence are right around the corner. With that, here's a look back at our 2007 awards, in which two appeals tied for Package of the Year.

The first co-winner was Doctors Without Borders' "Saving Lives, One Child at a Time" package, submitted by LW Robbins.

From judge Tim O'Leary of Next Generation Fundraising (formerly McPherson Associates): “If you can go through this package without getting emotional, check your pulse.”

The other co-winner was KCSM Radio's "All That Jazz" appeal, submitted by Goodman Marketing Partners.

From judge Steve Froehlich of the ASPCA: “The costs [of this mailing] were surprising for such a small print quantity, and the 30:1 ROI leaves others ‘blue’ with envy.”

Read more on the 2007 awards here.

But then, get hopping. Gold Awards time is not only here, but the deadline is darn close! Deadline for getting in your entries for FundRaising Success' eighth annual Gold Awards for Fundraising Excellence is Aug. 26 — please note, that's the delivery cutoff, not postmark.

You can check out all of last year's winners here.

The awards change a little each year based on observations made the previous year, so our categories look a little different for 2013. They are:

Direct Mail
Organization's Annual Operating Budget $10 million or Over
Organization's Annual Operating Budget Under $10 million

Multichannel
Organization's Annual Operating Budget $10 million or Over
Organization's Annual Operating Budget Under $10 million

E-mail
Organization's Annual Operating Budget $10 million or Over
Organization's Annual Operating Budget Under $10 million

Special Events
Organization's Annual Operating Budget $10 million or Over
Organization's Annual Operating Budget Under $10 million

Telemarketing
Organization's Annual Operating Budget $10 million or Over
Organization's Annual Operating Budget Under $10 million

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