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	How to Write a Fundraising Thank-you Letter for Example (Includes a Free Sample)

Author: Alan Sharpe

T h a n k - y o u l e t t e r s a r e o n e o f t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t l e t t e r s t h a t y o u r n o n - p r o f i t m a i l s t o d o n o r s . T h e y r e m i n d d o n o r s t h a t t h e y m a d e t h e r i g h t d e c i s i o n i n s u p p o r t i n g y o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n . T h e y s h o w t h a t y o u a r e g r a t e f u l f o r t h e d o n o r s g i f t . A s a b o n u s , t h a n k - y o u l e t t e r s i n c r e a s e d o n o r l o y a l t y , < ! - - m o r e - - > s t r e n g t h e n r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h y o u r d o n o r s a n d i n c r e a s e y o u r c h a n c e s o f r e c e i v i n g m o r e g i f t s i n t h e f u t u r e . S o h e r e a r e s o m e p o i n t e r s f o r w r i t i n g e f f e c t i v e t h a n k - y o u l e t t e r s . < S T R O N G > B e p e r s o n a l . < / S T R O N G > A d d r e s s y o u r t h a n k - y o u l e t t e r t o y o u r d o n o r b y n a m e . D o n t s a y D e a r F r i e n d . < S T R O N G > S a y t h a n k y o u , t h a n k y o u , t h a n k y o u . < / S T R O N G > S h o w y o u r g r a t i t u d e b y r e p e a t i n g , i n a f e w d i f f e r e n t w a y s , t h a t y o u a r e t h a n k f u l f o r y o u r d o n o r s g i f t . < S T R O N G > B e s p e c i f i c i f p o s s i b l e . < / S T R O N G > M e n t i o n t h e s i z e o f t h e g i f t , o r t h e d a t e t h a t y o u r e c e i v e d t h e g i f t , o r a t l e a s t s a y T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r r e c e n t g i f t . D o n o r s a r e b u s y p e o p l e w h o n e e d t o b e r e m i n d e d t h a t t h e y r e s p o n d e d t o y o u r a p p e a l . < S T R O N G > S h o w h o w t h e d o n o r s g i f t i s b e i n g s u c c e s s f u l . < / S T R O N G > R e i n f o r c e i n y o u r d o n o r s m i n d t h a t s e n d i n g a g i f t w a s a w i s e i n v e s t m e n t i n t h e w o r k o f y o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n . D e s c r i b e a r e c e n t s u c c e s s t h a t w a s m a d e p o s s i b l e b y t h e d o n o r s g e n e r o s i t y . O r s h o w i n o t h e r s p e c i f i c , t a n g i b l e w a y s , h o w o r w h e r e t h e d o n o r s g i f t i s m a k i n g a d i f f e r e n c e i n t h e l i v e s o f t h e p e o p l e t h a t y o u r n o n - p r o f i t s e r v e s . < S T R O N G > T h a n k t h e s u p p o r t e r , n o t t h e d o n o r . < / S T R O N G > S o m e w h e r e i n y o u r l e t t e r , a c k n o w l e d g e t h a t y o u v a l u e y o u r r e a d e r a s s o m e o n e w h o s u p p o r t s y o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d b e l i e v e s i n y o u r m i s s i o n . N o o n e l i k e s b e i n g t r e a t e d l i k e a n a u t o m a t e d b a n k i n g m a c h i n e . < S T R O N G > E n c o u r a g e d i a l o g u e . < / S T R O N G > S h o w a g e n u i n e i n t e r e s t i n y o u r d o n o r b y i n v i t i n g t h e m t o w r i t e y o u , o r p h o n e y o u , o r v i s i t y o u r w e b s i t e , o r d r o p b y y o u r m i s s i o n , o r i n s o m e o t h e r w a y s t r e n g t h e n y o u r r e l a t i o n s h i p . < S T R O N G > B e s o f t i n a s k i n g f o r m o r e f u n d s . < / S T R O N G > Y o u r t h a n k - y o u l e t t e r s h o u l d s a y t h a n k s . I f y o u f o l l o w y o u r t h a n k s w i t h a n i m m e d i a t e a n d a g g r e s s i v e a p p e a l f o r m o r e f u n d s , y o u m a y c h e a p e n y o u r t h a n k s a n d o f f e n d y o u r s u p p o r t e r . S o b e g e n t l e , a n d s o f t - s e l l t h e r e q u e s t f o r a n o t h e r g i f t . < S T R O N G > S t r i v e f o r o r i g i n a l i t y . < / S T R O N G > B e f r e s h . M a k e y o u r l e t t e r u n i q u e . A v o i d l a n g u a g e t h a t s o u n d s l i k e i t w a s c h u r n e d o u t b y a b u r e a u c r a c y . < S T R O N G > A n e x a m p l e o f a s u c c e s s f u l t h a n k - y o u l e t t e r . < / S T R O N G > B e l o w i s a t h a n k - y o u l e t t e r t h a t D o c t o r s W i t h o u t B o r d e r s ( M S F ) m a i l e d t o d o n o r s w h o r e s p o n d e d t o t h e i r a p p e a l l e t t e r f o r t h e i r w o r k i n A f g h a n i s t a n . - - s a m p l e t h a n k - y o u l e t t e r s t a r t s - - D e a r A l a n : I n r e s p o n s e t o y o u r r e c e n t g i f t t o M S F , I j o i n w i t h t h e p e o p l e o f A f g h a n i s t a n i n s a y i n g < E M > s h k e r < / E M > , t h a n k y o u , f o r y o u r g e n e r o s i t y . A s I w r i t e , t h e s e c u r i t y s i t u a t i o n i n A f g h a n i s t a n i s c h a n g i n g b y t h e d a y , i m p r o v i n g i n s o m e a r e a s o f t h e c o u n t r y w h i l e d e t e r i o r a t i n g i n o t h e r s . A t M S F , w e a r e p a r t i c u l a r l y a l a r m e d a t t h e n u m b e r o f c i v i l i a n s w h o a r e b e i n g k i l l e d o r i n j u r e d i n t h e b o m b i n g c a m p a i g n s . O n o n e d a y a l o n e , w e t r a n s p o r t e d 7 2 d e a d a n d 1 5 w o u n d e d t o t h e h o s p i t a l . M a n y o f t h e m w e r e w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n . A m o n g t h e c a s u a l t i e s w a s a f a m i l y w h o s e f a t h e r w a s k i l l e d , m o t h e r c r i t i c a l l y i n j u r e d , a n d f o u r c h i l d r e n w o u n d e d . A s i x - y e a r - o l d b o y l o s t o n e e y e a n d h a d t o u n d e r g o p a r t i a l a m p u t a t i o n o f o n e a r m a n d a f u l l a m p u t a t i o n o f h i s o t h e r a r m a n d o n e o f h i s l e g s . W e a r e s e e i n g i n c r e a s i n g e v i d e n c e o f a n u n a c c e p t a b l y h i g h t o l l o n c i v i l i a n s d u e t o t h e m i l i t a r y o p e r a t i o n s i n A f g h a n i s t a n . W e a r e c a l l i n g u p o n t h e p a r t i e s i n v o l v e d t o m i n i m i z e t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f t h e o n g o i n g c o n f l i c t o n t h e c i v i l i a n p o p u l a t i o n . T h e g o o d n e w s i s t h a t , t h a n k s t o y o u r g e n e r o s i t y , o u r 6 0 i n t e r n a t i o n a l s t a f f a n d o v e r 4 0 0 A f g h a n s t a f f a r e b a c k t o w o r k i n t h e c o u n t r y a g a i n , o f f e r i n g m e d i c a l h e l p w i t h o u t d i s c r i m i n a t i o n a n d r e g a r d l e s s o f r a c e , r e l i g i o n , c r e e d o r p o l i t i c a l a f f i l i a t i o n . I j o i n w i t h a l l o f t h e m a n d t h e s t a f f h e r e a t M S F C a n a d a i n w i s h i n g y o u a p r o s p e r o u s a n d s a f e < E M > N w e y K a a l < / E M > , o r N e w Y e a r . Y o u r s s i n c e r e l y , [ s i g n a t u r e ] L e s l i e S h a n k s , M D , C C F P P r e s i d e n t M d e c i n s S a n s F r o n t i r e s C a n a d a / D o c t o r s W i t h o u t B o r d e r s - C a n a d a - - s a m p l e t h a n k - y o u l e t t e r e n d s - -