Sample Donation Request Letter – Wind Energy Project

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Following is a sample donation request letter for wind project that could be used by  a school PT organization to parents, but could easily be adapted for any other group or nonprofit as well. Read more about fundraising for wind energy projects. Feel free to copy it and modify it for your fundraising needs. For …

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Sample Fundraising Letter – Community Fund for People in Need

sample fundraising letter community fund

Following is a sample donation request letter to the members of a community for donating to a community fund. Feel free to copy it and modify it for your fundraising needs. (For any other use, please contact us.)   >> In light of the recent disasters, you may also find the following sample donation request …

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Sample Fundraising Letter: Year-End Donation Request Letter

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The holidays are just around the corner, and end-of-year has snuck upon us once again. Read on for one of our sample donation request letters we hope will provide some inspiration and help for your appeal! For more sample fundraising letters, browse here. For more on annual appeals, click here. For even more sample letters, see …

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Best Year-End Appeal Ideas and Samples for Your Group

Year-end donation ask

Nonprofits raise more than half their funding at “year-end”, or the final two or three months of the year. Up to a third of online donations are made in December alone. From emails to formal letters to “tweet” or text campaigns, here are some concrete samples of good year-end fundraising appeals to help your organization …

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Tweak Your Group’s Marketing Message: 5 Tips From “Mad Men”

Tweak Your Group's Marketing Message: 5 Tips From "Mad Men"

Patches of shadow mark the fading light and far away, down the deserted hallway, a door slams. Late in your office, the cursor blinks accusingly as you wrestle once again with your new fundraising appeal… You realize that it is high time to change your approach. Why not take some tips from snappy-dressed, chisel-jawed Don …

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How to Write a Winning Proposal for Your Nonprofit Program

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Every nonprofit project benefits from a winning proposal, whether your organization is seeking grant funding, individual donations, or just a clear, strategic picture of what you are doing and why. This part of fundraising and project planning is often the most difficult for nonprofits, though it doesn’t have to be. Any project or program can …

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Download Our Sample Fundraising Letters E-Book (Free)!

Sample Fundraising Letters EBook

Ask yourself these questions: Do words come easy to you when asking others to donate to your cause? Do you feel that the passion you have for your work comes across in your letters? Are you confident in asking for money without sounding shy or rude? If you answered “no” or “not sure” then Sample …

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Direct Mail and Free Gifts to Boost your Fundraising on a Budget

Despite the virtual Smartphone and email era we are in, direct mail is still the best way to attract new donors, both young and old, to your organization. While most might assume seniors prefer snail mail, Forbes reported that even 18-34 year olds respond better to paper in hand. And young and old alike want …

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Who to Ask for Donations

The trend is clear: if you want to raise money for your organization in today’s economy, you need to know what individuals to ask for donations. While philanthropy as a whole is on the rise in the US, the majority of funding, and nearly all of the fundraising increase, is coming from rich American philanthropists.  …

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7 Reasons Personal Appeal Letters Are Still the Best Way to Fundraise

A globally connected, Facebook-friending, website form-filling society now mostly gives to charity after watching YouTube video testimonials and surfing crowdfunding pages, right? Wrong! Only 7% of giving is online, but 80% of philanthropy is from individuals. (Source: NPEngage.com) People may be giving more online, but they do not give the majority of their charitable donations …

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When Did You Last Tell Your Donors That You Love Them?

Is donor attrition the dirty secret in your nonprofit world? Why do some nonprofits retain their loyal donors, building lifelong, mutually rewarding relationships, while others never get further than the first gift? Unfortunately, some nonprofits have a tendency to view their supporters as a collective whole; the donors – a vast, faceless, pool of potential …

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Sample Letter: Adapting Your Proposal Cover Letter for Email

More and more, funders – including government agencies, corporations, foundations, and individuals – are asking non profits to save the paper and email their proposals or submit them online. They can then take highlights out of your pitch, if they review it, to present to their board, or only electronically distribute the best asks. If …

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Chasing Donors Away? Annoying Tactics Nonprofits Use

With well over a million non-profit organizations registered in America, each competing for their share of the revenue pie, every donor becomes a valuable asset. Yet a surprising number of nonprofits are inadvertently chasing donors away. You would never knowingly risk the allegiance of your donors with an offensive or irritating appeal, or alienate supporters …

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