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

As far as income goes, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières’ “Saving Lives, One Child at a Time” package had bigger figures overall, of course. But the fact that the little “All That Jazz” mailing from KCSM radio in San Francisco could elicit as much passion as the heart-breaking behemoth from MSF makes it a major player well worth the shared distinction.