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Thanking your business donors after a school fundraiser is a vital part of preserving these important relationships. This can make it easier to seek repeat donations in the future and build goodwill in the community. But writing thank-you letters to every organization that sponsors your school or donates to your campaign can be time-consuming for your volunteers—so how can you make the process easier?
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We’re here to help. Below, you’ll find a downloadable template created to help you write impactful thank-you letters to your school group’s business donors in less time. We’ve also provided step-by-step instructions for sending these letters using our free fundraising platform for schools and its built-in messaging tools. Let’s get started!
To get our thank-you letter template, just click below:
Once you’ve clicked the link above, follow these steps to create your own editable version, change the details, and download it:
Now you’ll be able to attach your thank-you letter to the emails you send—or copy and paste the text directly into your messages.
The easiest way to distribute your thank-you letters is with our free-to-use platform’s built-in messaging system. Here’s a quick list of steps on how to do it:
In the Admin, navigate to Messaging and click the Setup tab at the top of the screen. From here, you can add a sender profile to your account to make sure your business sponsors receive the thank-you message from a name they’ll recognize.
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Get StartedNavigate to the Messages tab and create a new message. On the screen that appears:
Insert the thank-you letter you created using the template at the top of this post. You can do this in one of two ways:
Then send your message—it’s that easy!
The template at the top of this message makes it easy to create an effective thank-you letter for business donors who contribute to your fundraisers—and FutureFund’s platform makes it easier to send those letters out so that you can maintain strong relationships with the organizations that support your school community.
If you’re not a FutureFund user yet, get started here with a quick discovery call and try our platform for your school group. You can also find answers to key questions about our messaging system and how to use it below.
No—by default, messages sent with FutureFund come from an unmonitored email list. If you want to receive replies, you’ll need to specify a reply-to account for the sender profile you use.
Yes! Your Messaging dashboard provides insights like:
Yes—recipients who no longer wish to receive messages through FutureFund can unsubscribe via a link in each email message. We maintain a global email list, so there is no need for recipients to unsubscribe from each specific school. Learn more on the support page for our messaging system.
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