Asking for Donations To Share with Your Network or Team Members (Sample Message #1)

To: everyoneIknow@email.com

Subject: Join Us in Helping Students Get Supplies They Need! 

Hello!

This summer, ___insert organization name___ is committed to helping students get the school supplies they need to be successful in school. Every year, Communities In Schools of San Antonio (CIS-SA) hosts the Stuff The Bus School Supply Drive, and this year this fundraiser is even more important. Back-to-school expenses can be difficult for many San Antonio families as some students are unable to get all the supplies they need on their required school supply list. We invite YOU to get involved to ensure EVERY student has the tools they need for schoo

Every dollar counts! Please considering our fundraising page and make a donation here: _______. 

Thank you so much for helping us reach our goal, and for supporting students & schools. We couldn’t do it without you!

Sincerely,

XXX
Insert team page URL

Asking for Donations To Share with Your Network or Team Members (Sample Message #2)

To: everyoneIknow@email.com

Subject: Join Me in Helping Kids Get Supplies They Need! 

Hello!

This summer, ___insert organization name___ is committed to helping students get the school supplies they need to be successful in school. Every year, Communities In Schools of San Antonio (CIS-SA) hosts the Stuff The Bus School Supply Drive, and this year this fundraiser is even more important. The children and their families CIS serves need help dealing with the complex and stressful issues that they are faced with. When I thought about people who might be willing to help me raise money to purchase supplies for kids, I thought of you. Would you be willing to donate and help me reach my fundraising goal?

I have joined Team _____ and your support will help make my participation as a team member a success. Every dollar counts! If you’d like to help, you can visit my page and make a donation here: _______. 

Thank you so much for your consideration to help me reach my goal, and for supporting students & schools. We couldn’t do it without you!

Sincerely,

XXX
Insert team page URL

Build Your Fundraising Team: PAST Supporters

To: mycoworkers@email.com; myfriends@email.com; myfamily@email.com;

Subject: It’s time to Stuff The Bus!

It’s time to get rolling! As you probably know, every summer we partner with Communities In Schools of San Antonio (CIS-SA) to provide school supplies for students in need by participating in the annual Stuff The Bus School Supply Drive. This year, we created a team to help raise money so CIS has the funds to purchase school supplies, uniforms and technology for students in need. 

I’d love for you to join me in spreading the word about Stuff The Bus by joining our team as a fundraising champion! Kids need us now more than ever, and I’d love to have you as part of my team to make this campaign a success. We are going to have a lot of fun on Team ____ and we'll be helping kids succeed while we're doing it! Here are the details:

What: Raise funds for the Stuff The Bus School Supply Drive

When: It starts today! We will be asking for support throughout the summer in preparation for the new 2023-2024 school year.

How Can You Help? Registering to be part of team ________ is EASY. Visit our team page _____(insert team url)_______and click Join This Team.

The bigger we grow our team, the bigger impact we can make for kids. If we get big enough, we could collect enough funds to purchase essential supplies for an entire high need school! I'm hoping that you'll accept my invitation as a team member to raise money. Every dollar counts!

If you would like to learn more information about this initiative, check out the team page or contact me at ___ -___ -____.

Thank you,

XXX

Insert team page URL

Build Your Fundraising Team: NEW Supporters

To: mycoworkers@email.com; myfriends@email.com; myfamily@email.com;

Subject: Join Me In Collecting Supplies for Students In Need!

I’m excited to announce that this summer we are partnering with Communities In Schools of San Antonio to raise funds to provide students in need with school supplies, technology, and uniforms they need.  

Communities In Schools of San Antonio (CIS) is a nonprofit that connects students with caring adults to help them succeed. Their efforts are focused on the serving underserved children in our community and across 160 schools in San Antonio. The Stuff The Bus School Supply Drive helps ensure students have they supplies they need for school.

I’d love for you to join me in spreading the word about the Stuff The Bus virtual fundraiser by joining my team as a fundraising champion! Kids need us now more than ever, and I’d love to have you as part of my team to make this campaign a success. We are going to have a lot of fun on Team ____ and we'll be helping kids succeed while we're doing it! Here are the details:

What: Raise funds for the Stuff The Bus School Supply Drive

When: It starts today! We will be asking for support throughout the summer in preparation for the new 2023-2024 school year.

How Can You Help? Registering to be part of team ________ is EASY. Visit our team page _____(insert team url)_______and click Join This Team.

The bigger we grow our team, the bigger impact we can make for kids. If we get big enough, we could collect enough funds to purchase essential supplies for an entire high need school(s)! I'm hoping that you'll accept my invitation as a team member to raise money. Every dollar counts!

If you would like to learn more information about this initiative, check out the team page or contact me at ___ -___ -____.

Thank you,

XXX

Insert team page URL

Weekly Team Update

To: allmyteammembers@email.com

Subject: We Are Helping Kids In Our Community!

Hello,

Again this week Team _____ has blown me away with your amazing commitment to Stuff The Bus. In the last week we have welcomed _____, ______ and _____ to our team. We're so glad you're joining us!

We are making great strides in meeting our goal of $_____. We've currently raised $____ which is a __% increase over last week. WOW!

I am so thankful for your support.. I can't wait to see what we can achieve together to help kids across San Antonio.

Thanks so much for your support,

XXX