Sample Letters Asking For Donations

Ready for two great sample letters asking for donations to help with the writing of your fundraising letters!

Use these samples to inspire your writing, give you a guideline of 'what to write', and simply, to get you started.

But remember that these sample letters are only guidelines and should not be used to tell the story of your cause...

Which is the most important part of your letter and the part that will impact your potential donors the most.

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Your cause's story needs to be written in your own voice and with your own passion!

So make sure you only use these samples as they are meant to be used... as guidelines!

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Sample Letters Asking For Donations:

Please note: Both these Sample Letters asking for donations have been edited to preserve the real names and addresses of the people involved.

Letter One:

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Frank L. Jones
Lonehill Children's Center
2204 Pinecrest Rd
Atlanta, GA 30303
762-948-9212

Date: mm/dd/yyyy

Peter R. Logan
28 Sycamore Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30303

Subject: Donation Request

Dear Mr. Logan,

I am writing on behalf of the Lonehill Children's Center. Over the past four years we have been providing children from our surrounding community with free care, counseling, tutoring, and mentoring. Many of these Children come from broken or abusive homes and our centre is a haven for them, whenever they need it.

This is only made possible though through the generous funding we have received from members of our community and the citizens of Atlanta like you. This year though we are specifically seeking donations to fund the building of our library and the purchasing of books to fill it. As an educated person like you would understand, the access to books is of extreme importance to the development of our kids.

We hope that you will be able to join us in funding the development of our much needed library. We are specifically seeking donations of $100 but if you are only able to give $5 we will still highly appreciate your support. You can use the return envelope provided to send a Check (Payable to "Lonehill Children's Center"), or you can donate online at www.lonehillcc.com/donate.html

Any support will be highly appreciated by us and the kids that we provide a service to. If you have any queries please feel free to contact me through the phone number above or via email at [email protected]

Yours Faithfully,
(Signature)
Frank L. Jones

PS. Please remember that you are welcome to come down to the centre at any time to see exactly what your funds will be going towards. Just contact myself to book an appointment.

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Sample Letter Asking For Donations Number Two:

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Peter Rankin
Edwards Quadriplegic Centre
124 Musgrave Ave
Durban, KZN 4000
031 313 3123

Date: mm/dd/yyyy

Steve McGuire
32 Weatherly Rd
Durban, KZN 4000

Subject: Requesting donation of items for a charity fundraising auction

Dear Mr. McGuire,

The Edwards Quadriplegic Centre is a home that provides for over 22 Quadriplegics of different age, gender, and race. Quadriplegics like Frank, who moves his wheelchair through a toggle operated by his chin, and who has to be bathed and fed by the staff at the home every single day... Basic human functions that he cannot do himself.

If it wasn't for the dedicated services of our home and staff, someone like Frank would not be able to survive. Our home and its services make life bearable and in fact, enjoyable for all our members!

Our annual auction is coming up and it is fundraisers like these that enable us to help Quadriplegics like Frank and keep our centre open. As you may know we rely heavily on the donation of auction items from friends and supporters of ours. As the owner of McGuire's appliances we are reaching out to you in request for the donation of auction items for our annual auction.

Not only will your donations benefit our home and the quadriplegics that live in it, but it will also benefit your business through the marketing value that you will receive from the auction event. Our annual auction is very well attended and is supported by people throughout the KwaZulu-Natal province. You will also receive promotional value through our online presence (Website, Facebook Page, etc.) and the promoting that we do for the auction!

If you have any questions regarding our centre or the auction please feel free to contact us through the given details. One of our committee will be contacting you anyway though in the next few weeks in regards to our event. If you are able to support us through the donation of auction items we would highly appreciate it... And so will our Quads!

Yours sincerely,
(Signature)
Peter Rankin

PS. We are obviously searching for multiple donations of items from different stores and merchants, but, if you are only able to donate one item, it will still make a huge difference. We thank you for your support in advance!

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