Good news from Sightsavers

I've had a nice email from Sightsavers, with whom I've been working on some major donor fundraising materials for the Bangladesh Childhood Cataract Campaign.

Their latest appeal pack recently hit expensive doormats up and down the land, and the results are very satisfying. Sophie from Sightsavers writes:

"We've done a quick tally and to date the latest BCCC appeal has raised £-------, which is the top end of the 'target scale.'

A big thank you and massive well done, we're delighted!"

The BCCC is a wonderful programme that's bringing sight to thousands of children, often in remote areas of Bangladesh; children who would otherwise almost certainly be blind for life. So it's very nice to know that we've helped secure some more funding for it.

I worked on the materials with freelance designer Piers Rutterford, and fundraising consultancy the IFC.

New work for Sightsavers

This month brought the exciting news that I'll be working with Sightsavers over the coming year, on fundraising communications with their high-level donors.

I pitched for the work as part of a team with the International Fundraising Consultancy and freelance designer Piers Rutterford. And Sightsavers reckon we've got what it takes to bring in thousands of pounds from a very select group of rich supporters.

The first creative presentation went extremely well. Rather than picking one concept, as was the plan, Sightsavers are keen to produce two or three of the routes we showed, over the course of the next twelve months. Hopefully those on the receiving end of our DM packs will be just as enthusiastic.

If you don't know Sightsavers, have a click on the link below. They do tremendous work. Indeed, it's humbling in the extreme to realise that for the price of a hardback novel, or a decent-sized round in the pub, you could give someone in the developing world their sight back.

Our work is at a very early stage, obviously, so I can't show you any of it yet. But keep an eye on the website, and I'll reveal all as we go along.