Part of your reading this week includes four examples of “direct mail” fundraising requests that I received from nonprofit organizations in the last months of 2017. Write a reflection/ critique of these letters that speaks to the following questions: What do these letters have in common? What are the big differences? What tools do the organizations use to persuade the reader to donate? If you had $50.00 to donate to one of these organizations, which one would you choose and WHY? The letters were requesting for funds, to sustained their programs. To buy supplies for the kids schools and after school programs. The big differences, was the amount of request and reasons of requesting for the funds. One of the letters said, they were looking for fund to buy kids after school program, another said, they were asking for fund to established a program for kids with disabilities, another said, they needed the money for field trip and snacks for the kids, the last one said, they ...
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For homework this week, you will research one of four local philanthropic foundations. Write up a short synopsis of this foundation that includes: The foundation’s mission and history (in 3-5 sentences) Where does their money come from? (private donations, a wealthy family, corporate profits, etc.) Their funding guidelines (what do they fund? What don’t they fund?) Describe one of their grant programs Write up 2 questions about this foundation I'm going to write about my own foundation which was established in 2014, after the death of my mother. I decided this foundation to help unfortunate kids in my country, my mother was a non educated woman who helped many kids achieved their goals, and some of those kids are now working on their Maters degree. she was a humble, caring, and servant of God who always wanted to see kids earn their degrees. As her daughter, i decided to continue her legacy by building schools in my country Liberia to help out, i'm curren...
