# Charitable Dining Campaigns This Creative Fundraising Campaign Appeals to Restaurant-Goers By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2014-11-06 | Marketing Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creative-fundraising References: [creativeguerrillamarketing](http://www.creativeguerrillamarketing.com/guerrilla-marketing/polish-red-cross-encourages-donations-unique-restaurant-placemats/) & [pck.pl](http://www.pck.pl/pages,10_300.html) Each year, the Red Cross is quite familiar with coming up with campaigns to encourage people to donate money to help provide meals to [malnourished children](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meals-on-wheels-america)—but this [creative fundraising campaign](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dine-donate-campaign) is set up as something that sets itself apart. The 'Very Good Manners' campaign was hosted across several Polish restaurants and was introduced to diners on place mats. These place mats detailed that rather arranging utensils in a cross shape would indicate to the restaurant staff that you wanted to make a [charitable donation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/charitable-friendsgiving-campaign) to the Polish Red Cross. From there, the restaurant simply adds on €1.5 euros to the bill, which is enough to feed a child a hot meal. In total, this was successful at increasing donations by 65% and it's a tactic that could easily be brought back year after year. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 20% | Activity: 71% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Marketing](https://www.trendhunter.com/marketing) > [Interactive](https://www.trendhunter.com/interactive) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Creative Fundraising Campaigns:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative ways to engage customers in fundraising campaigns for charitable causes. - **Donation-based Dining Experiences:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create dining experiences where customers can easily make charitable donations through their meals. - **Digital Integration in Fundraising:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize digital platforms to seamlessly integrate fundraising efforts into dining experiences. ### Where This Applies - **Nonprofit Fundraising:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce innovative strategies and campaigns to increase donations for nonprofit organizations. - **Restaurant Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implement donation-based initiatives within the restaurant industry to support charitable causes. - **Digital Fundraising Solutions:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop digital platforms and tools to streamline and enhance the fundraising process for charitable organizations and businesses. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Fundraising Restaurant Collaborations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/red-nose-day.md) - [Charitable App-Focused Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slim-chickens1.md) - [Student Nutrition-Supporting Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/student-nutrition.md) - [Kid-Focused Pizza Donation Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thanks-and-giving.md) - [Restaurant-Branded Food Charities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/giving-card.md) - [Supportive Restaurant Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/supportive-restaurant-initiatives.md) - [Socially Supportive Retailer Promotions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wawa-buy-a-kids-meal-make-an-impact.md) - [Canadian Charity-Focused Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canadian-charity.md) - [Charity-Supporting Restaurant Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roti-modern-mediterranean.md)