"The great surprise and benefit was the increase in calls to our Helpline and how much people learned from a two minute Appeal."
(NOFAS-UK)
"On behalf of all involved with War Memorials Trust I would like to thank the BBC for the fantastic opportunity presented by the appeal. This has enhanced our ability to work to protect and conserve our war memorial heritage."
(The War Memorials Trust)
"The appeal was extremely successful for us. We have had a noticeable increase in donations over over the website, and in requests for information about our work."
(International Alert)
"It is difficult for us to attract new supporters, since East Timor and Cambodia seldom feature in the media. So this appeal was an invaluable opportunity for us to raise awareness and funds from the public."
(The Cambodia Trust)
"We have received letters of support and encouragement from members of the public who had no previous knowledge of this cancer, confirming that it has also been successful in raising awareness."
(The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust)
"We received £20,000 from a Trust, and a £10,000 anonymous donation. We are absolutely delighted with the result of our Appeal!"
(The Leprosy Mission)
"The Appeal was extremely successful for Parents for Children. Not only were we overwhelmed by the volume of donations we received but it has helped us raise awareness, being a small charity this has been invaluable."
(Parents for Children)
"We recruited over 100 volunteers as a direct result of the appeal. Another benefit was the pride and pleasure many of our 20,000 volunteers derived from seeing their organisation represented."
(Riding for the Disabled)
Each year, BBC audiences raise an average of £70m, benefiting hundreds of charities across the UK and overseas.
27 March 2009