Fundraising Email
We advise that you send this email to all of your friends and family. It's important that you send the message as a personalized email, and not as a mass email. For example, don't send this as a generic email in which you BCC all of your friends and family. Also, don't include all of your friends and family in the To: section of the email. Instead, send a personalized email to each friend and family member. You should begin each email with a greeting such as "Dear Steve," "Dear Jane," etc.
Also, please feel free to send us your drafted fundraising email for review. You may send it to Laura Reynolds (lreynolds@uniteforsight.org) so that we can advise you on how best to convey your fundraising message.
Sample Email
Suggested subject line for the email: My Upcoming Volunteering in Ghana/India/Honduras (select one)
Dear <INSERT NAME>
I'm excited to report that I have been selected as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow, and I will participate at <INSERT EYE CLINIC NAME> in <INSERT COUNTRY> during <INSERT PROGRAM DATES>. Unite For Sight (www.uniteforsight.org) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is the world's leader in socially responsible, effective volunteering and also a leader in providing high quality, cost-effective care to the world's poorest people. To date, Unite For Sight has provided eye care services to 1,000,000 patients, including more than 34,000 sight-restoring surgeries. While abroad, I will participate daily with the local ophthalmologists, local optometrists, and local ophthalmic nurses to eliminate patient barriers to care and to facilitate comprehensive year-round eye care for patients living in extreme poverty.
As a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow, I am fundraising at least $1700 to provide eye care for patients living in extreme poverty, but I hope to raise much more. I would be so grateful for your support. The average cost of a cataract surgery is $50, which means that $50 will enable someone who is blind to have their sight restored, and $250 enables five people to have their sight restored. Any help is appreciated, and no amount will go unnoticed. 100% of your tax-deductible donation to Unite For Sight goes directly to restoring sight for patients living in extreme poverty. Can you imagine impacting another person’s life in a more significant way?
I would be grateful for your support of Unite For Sight to provide eye care to many more patients living in extreme poverty. My goal is to raise at least at least $5,000, which will provide 100 sight-restoring surgeries. By raising $5,000, I would also receive a volunteer of the year award from Unite For Sight. You may donate through my online fundraising page at <INSERT LINK, or shorten link at http://tinyurl.com/>
Thank you so much for your time and consideration. I look forward to whatever support you can provide.