Thank You Letters

The importance of thank you letters to donors cannot be overstated. Follow these tips to make yours outstanding.

A great thank you letter for a donation is just as important as the one you wrote to get the gift. Use these examples to jump start your own letters.

Should you mail a thank you letter to an online donor? You bet. Snail mail still works wonders.

A thank you letter to a donor should be sent promptly and tell the donor why it was a good idea to donate to your cause.

Instead of fancy baubles or plaques, find inexpensive and personal ways to thank your donors and connect them to your mission.

Once you have a donation from a contributor in hand, don't neglect the follow-up steps necessary to keep that donor and cultivate more donations. You need a thank you letter and a donor disclosure letter.

501(c)(3) nonprofits must abide by many IRS rules in exchange for their considerable tax advantages. The most common rules have to do with donor disclosures.

What is the most important thing you can do to impress your donors? Get a great thank you letter out as quickly as possible. Here is a checklist to make sure that letter is perfect.

Does an email thank you for an online donation differ from a thank you letter you might mail to a donor? Here is a sample of a good email message to an online donor.

More donations are being made online every year. Email thank letters are now the norm, but how they are written can make the difference between a one time donation and a loyal, long term relationship.

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Do you know what disclosures must be included in the receipt you send to any donor of more than $250?

People love snail mail and this cute postcard, created right online, could be a wonderful alternative for a special donor or volunteer.