What can you do for the company that you’re getting the money from?

Here are a few suggestions:

Signage

Their name and logo on your banners at the event and/or on your t-shirts.

Advertising

Include them in your newspaper advertising, flyers posters, and in your radio public service announcements.

Community Goodwill

Promise letters to the editor to the local paper of what great people they are.

This will make you a salesperson offering true value for their donation … rather than just another beggar.

Oh, don’t type the letter in all caps. You shouldn’t use contractions but if you do use apostrophes.

IM should be I’m. In a formal letter it should be I am.

If you need further help, I work with a non-profit and can help.

WE ARE A NON PROFIT YOUTH ORGANIZATION, REQUESTING DONATIONS FOR SUPPLIES NEEDED TO CONDUCT OUR EVENTS. PLEASE HELP US, ANY DONATIONS AND HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED, THANKS