Please note that all sample fundraising letters in this section are free to copy and modify as needed.
To Use Or Not To Use: Grant Writers
In the world of grant-writing, there are good reasons and not-so-good reasons to hire a professional grant-writer. Take some time to evaluate whether or not it makes sense for you to hire one. Teach Your People How To Fish The Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu said, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for [...]
Write: Thank You For Donation Letter
A little thanks can go a long way towards making people feel appreciated and needed. When your organization relies on donations from others, a thank you letter can accomplish just that. Fundraising does not stop when the drive is over, or when you’ve reached your donation goal. No good fundraiser is ever over until you’ve [...]
Sample Donation Request Letter To A Company
Following is a sample donation request letter to be sent to a company. Before you send your letter, make sure you call the company and find out exactly who to address this donation request to. It might be the owner, someone at the public relations department, community outreach office or other contact. It’ll be different [...]
Fundraising Books
Over the years we’ve come upon lots of useful fundraising information that we’ve been sharing with you through our website. We’ve also come across some great books on different aspects of raising funds and have decided to start compiling a list of our favorite fundraising books and share it with you! You’ll find books with [...]
Fundraising Donation Request Letters – A Writing Guide
Donation request letters can be used as just one part of a fundraising campaign, or they can be the fundraising campaign in its entirety. Many organizations prefer to go the route of fundraising entirely through donation request letters because they require few volunteers, but reach a large number of potential donors directly target interested donors [...]
The Power Of A Press Release
A fundraising press release can be a powerful, and possibly free marketing tool that can gain your group or organization big exposure. The purpose of a fundraising press release is to alert appropriate media that a fundraising event is upcoming. Often, local newspapers and TV stations will include the information on a community services page. [...]
Sample Donation Request Letter To Parents
Following is a sample donation request letter to be sent to parents; feel free to copy and customize this letter with your school specific information as needed. (Or click over to Fundraising Request Letter For Companies) More “free-to-copy” sample donation request letters to follow! If you’d like to share one of your successful donation request [...]
