Resources for fundraising

Here's a sample appeal letter which earned over $25,000 in three months for a charity in America.

Fig_21SampleAppeal.pdf

great range of material covered

This is a link to the Wild Woman's Guide to Fundraising, a resource blog and book.

Formed in 2001 by six charities looking to share learning resources, The Charity Learning Consortium (CLC) is growing. With over 60 members from the charity and community sector, The CLC continues to provide an opportunity for voluntary organisations to have access to a large portfolio of eLearning courses but at a low cost, networking opportunities and a place to discuss best practice in the charity sector.

We're big fans of Amnesty so when our friends down the road at Amnesty UK told us all about their new scheme to get people volunteering to raise a bit of money for human rights, we gladly offered to give them a bit of a plug.

Here's the deal:

"Everyone needs a little help now and again, whether it is with plumbing in a washing machine, babysitting or learning a new language. Many of us have skills and time to offer.