# Fundraising Tactics / Form Letter Boilerplate

**URL:** <https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/fundraising-tactics-form-letter-boilerplate/339>\
**Category:** Fundraising\
**Created:** [November 16, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/fundraising-tactics-form-letter-boilerplate/339 "2018-11-16T00:34:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![HughPDX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HughPDX](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/HughPDX)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/fundraising-tactics-form-letter-boilerplate/339/1 "2018-11-16T00:34:12Z")

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Hey all,  
Code for PDX, Portland’s new CfA Brigade. We are up and running but I would really like to get our fundraising processes established and ironed out.

I was wondering if anyone out there had a good boilerplate letter for approaching companies for sponsorship.

If not, would the community benefit from one?

Also, what approaches have been successful for you?

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**Author:** ![mpbrown716](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.codeforamerica.org/mpbrown716/32/155_2.png) [@mpbrown716](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/mpbrown716)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/fundraising-tactics-form-letter-boilerplate/339/2 "2018-11-16T01:22:39Z")

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Hey Hugh, I’m also from a new brigade that we launched in Buffalo this summer. This brigade workshop video on fundraising was pretty helpful but I definitely would love to see a boilerplate document put together! So far we’re using a template from a local non-profit that one of our core team members runs

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**Author:** ![tdooner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.codeforamerica.org/tdooner/32/3_2.png) [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/fundraising-tactics-form-letter-boilerplate/339/3 "2018-11-16T19:50:55Z")

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That video’s great, there’s actually a second Fundraising workshop video that’s slightly more recent. It covers fundraising for _events_ moreso than general operating sponsorship, but still the same principles apply:

Here you go:  
https://www.youtube.com/embed/8wzqe0OUwLc?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PL65XgbSILalVt7-keqNs83uNhq0-usIJe&start=7

By the way, we’re working on creating a fundraising strategy right now at OpenOakland, including a pitch deck for local funding organizations. When we get it to a place where we’re happy with it, I’ll make sure to post it here!

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**Author:** ![chris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.codeforamerica.org/chris/32/10_2.png) [@chris](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/chris)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/fundraising-tactics-form-letter-boilerplate/339/4 "2018-11-16T19:57:55Z")

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Here’s another fundraising workshop:

And this one on the relationship building end that I found really helpful:

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**Author:** ![veronicayoung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/278dde/32.png) [@veronicayoung](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/veronicayoung)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/fundraising-tactics-form-letter-boilerplate/339/5 "2019-11-07T19:14:48Z")

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The Development Team at Code for America created [these letter templates to help with fundraising for food and events](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hihrI_lBjTMLkCKuFwa0gsp788F7UyusAI5jhe1w7tM/edit)! Hope this may be helpful @HughPDX @mpbrown716

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**Author:** ![Mari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.codeforamerica.org/mari/32/992_2.png) [@Mari](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/Mari)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/fundraising-tactics-form-letter-boilerplate/339/6 "2023-07-01T07:03:31Z")

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