Individual Donor Letter

Help Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo appeal to individual donors with a well-written and persuasive letter template that they can easily modify for specific recipients.
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Buffalo, NY, USA
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Posted November 12th

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What we need
  • A concise, well-articulated letter (not exceeding two pages) to request funds from individual donors
Additional details

We currently have a donor match campaign For every $2 given a donor will match $1 up to $150 000 Emphasis on first generation students of color experiences The wording should be no more than 150 words I have a spreadsheet to do a mail merge Each donor will be asked for a specific amount based on their giving history Donor support will help: * Growing the endowment to support gap funding & scholarships * Growing the endowment to alleviate expenses that are often barriers to success* * Growing our endowment to remove the digital divide

What we have in place
  • We currently have our templates from the previous two annual campaigns, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have over 70 individuals willing to give direct quotes, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $2,140 , allowing us to Focus on the silent phase of our campaign and train our volunteers and board members to work as a team in a camapign.

The Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative was established 10 years ago with a desire to inform and assist the next generation in their success The CGLI promise to our community is to uplift and build awareness for youth of color, To build our collective endowment, To remove access barriers, To participate fully in our community, To take advantage of the burgeoning industry and economy. Our youth must perceive-it to dream-it It is important for students of color to be able to perceive Success among people who look like them.

Project plan

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Prep: Information Gathering
  • Volunteer Manager and Professional discuss the objectives of the project and key audiences
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Milestone 1: Document Creation
  • Professional writes copy aligned with Volunteer Manager's style, tone, clarity, and length
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Milestone 2: Wrap-up
  • Volunteer Manager and Professional discuss any small edits; Professional submits final version
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Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
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Landrum B.

Director, Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative

Our mission

The mission of the Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative (CGLI) is to cultivate positive change in the lives of trailblazing youth of color living within WNY, via endowment building, engaging strategic partners, and intentional community connections.

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