Here are the efforts our judges chose as the best of 2006 in the FS 2007 Gold Awards for Fundraising Excellence.

By Abny Santicola and Margaret Battistelli

A one-page letter is written in faux-handwriting font and signed by an MSF doctor. The letter’s message adds to the personal feel, relaying another doctor’s first-hand experiences. He describes the children’s famished bodies but goes on to report that thanks to donor support, MSF can treat and cure them.