Everybody knows that you should send a thank you note to a donor. Along with the fundraising “ask” letter, these two kinds of letters are the bookends. However these not be the only times you make contact with your supporters.
The following is a list of ten reasons you should stay in contact with your […]

Fundraising Letters can be one of the best ways to request donations to charity. You are simply writing a letter to potential supporters asking them to join you in supporting a worthy charity. Your only costs are for paper and postage, so nearly all of the donation goes directly to the cause.
Letters asking for […]

You may have heard of the three R’s of education - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. Today we’ll look at what I call the “Three R’s” of Fundraising Letters and hear from one non profit who implements all three of these ideas. […]

One of the example fundraising letters I happened to come across on the internet is from the Jeans for Genes campaign. It’s a campaign that raises money for children with genetic disorders in the UK.
They provide a lot of tools and templates for people who participate in the campaign incluing an example letter for […]

Writing fundraising letters can be an effective way to request donations to a charitable cause. Letters are used for a variety of purposes and can be sent to a large number of people or a select few. The results of a writing a fundraising letter can vary greatly depending on the purpose of […]

Here are the two letters that I have written to raise money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through Team in Training. As you will see there are some elements that are similar in each.
First, with TNT letters I think it’s very important to be personal. Most, if not all, of the people you’ll send […]