“If you give people what they need, they will give you what you want.” When I took a class on Business Communication, my professor continually repeated this phrase. It transformed my outlook on how I communicate. Using this phrase as a starting point, let me walk you through writing fundraising requests.
Let’s compare your fundraising request letters to the example of missions support letters. These letters all detail great projects and at the end they give you an amount of money that they need to raise. If you are writing a support letter, what is going to make yours stand out from...
posted @ Friday, May 28, 2010 10:10 AM |
There are fundraising solutions. We have resources. You are part of the answer.
Pause a moment. Think about those above statements.
It's easy to be discouraged by all that's going wrong in the world, and to be frustrated by the lack of results, answers, and resources. This isn't a sales pitch though. This is an invitation.
We need people with passion and resiliency. We want to hear your stories, and we want to tell your stories as well. In our culture today, we have often lost our sense of story. Let's remedy this. We can create a community that cares. The solutions, resources, and answers...
posted @ Thursday, May 27, 2010 9:50 AM |