Over the last few months Save the Children’s fundraising team have been exploring different ways of engaging with our supporters in deeper more interactive ways. Our first test was the January edition of Children Now, our supporter magazine. We used an augmented reality tool to make an image come to life.
Our supporters are a fantastic bunch. Here we celebrate the amazing achievements of three dedicated superstars with a look their fundraising triumphs of 2011.
With the launch of our Wish List and Christmas appeal, we’ve really been getting into the festive spirit in the Supporter Care team, however we wanted to take a moment to shine a spotlight on our brilliant supporters of the month for November and December.
Stop! Before you pick up yet another ceramic cat for your auntie Noreen, consider our fab line-up of Christmas buys that will not only put a smile on your family’s faces but will also make a a lasting difference to children’s lives.
iF Poems, the first-ever poetry app for children, was ranked number one lifestyle app, beating over 40,000 others to the top spot.
This is fantastic news for us because ten per cent of every sale goes towards our life-changing work in the UK.
I’m a real believer in the power of words to expand not just children’s imaginations but their empathy and compassion. So I think the new iF Poems app is a winning combination – a creative and educational use of the technology children are so comforatble with.
If you’ve always wanted to own a pair of Rafael Nadal’s shorts, or Andy Murray’s trainers…..signed of course, then your dreams could come true this week.
Over 400 people came together from all corners of the earth, at the very same time, for 24 hours — all for a common goal and a common cause.
My eyes flick up to the blustering leaves in the yard and I’m completely lost in memory of the photograph I saw earlier today, of Somali women and children, rail-thin and huddled under cardboard boxes, as the same rains pelt Mogadishu, Somalia.
There is so much more to do to embed the improved healthcare practices and importantly to take a step beyond this still very basic level of care for young children and mums. But for a short moment at least we should take heart and pride in what has been achieved for children – and hope that there is no turning back.
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