Writing that perfect, compelling fundraising letter that will engage your donors and have them action on by giving a donation can be a difficult task. First decide on what you want your focus to be and why you need to raise funds. Knowing your objectives before you start will help you write a more compelling fundraising letter.

Below you can find a fundraising letter sample.

Writing that perfect, compelling fundraising letter that will engage your donors and have them action on by giving a donation can be a difficult task. First decide on what you want your focus to be and why you need to raise funds. Knowing your objectives before you start will help you write a more compelling fundraising letter.

In may be years or decades since you were last in a classroom. The basic grammar rules learnt should not be forgotten. Relying on spell check and other built in software programs won’t catch everything. Learn the basics of capitalization here.

The average person knows 10,000 to 20,000 words. Spelling mistakes will happen. Here are common words that are used in the Canadian fundraising industry with the correct and incorrect spellings.