Timeless fundraising campaigns from around the world

By Margaret Battistelli Gardner

So Greenpeace turned to its supporters and appealed for funds to meet the costs of a court case it  believed it was doomed to lose. The anticipated sum that it thought it would have to fork out to cover legal costs was £250,000. The organization's donors responded generously, giving substantially more than Greenpeace expected it would be obliged by the court to pay.