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

The organization sent three No. 10 packages in a row to those on its list, with outer envelopes featuring simple, jazz-themed clip art and teasers like, “What is your jazz IQ? Take this test to find out” and, “Access one of the largest collections in the world.” Each package included a slightly different two-page letter and a universal reply device. And each featured a jazz-focused question such as, “Who said, ‘What we play is life?’” and a list of multiple-choice answers.