Email Templates

Here you'll find templates for donation requests, a thank you note, and an invitation to join your team.

Donation Request to Colleagues

Hi [name]!

As you may have heard, [company name] is participating in the Junior Achievement (JA) Bowl-A-Thon, a fundraiser that benefits JA-Rocky Mountain. JA is an incredible nonprofit that works with over 100,000 kids each year from all backgrounds, empowering them with financial education and career skills to set them up for future success. Fundraisers like JA Bowl-A-Thon enable JA to offer these programs to students at no cost to schools. I’m incredibly passionate about this cause and excited to reach my fundraising goal of [$number].

[Optional: Include a sentence or two about your personal connection to JA]

With your support, we can turn Colorado success stories into everyday stories by shaping the next generation of business innovators. JA relies on community members like us, so I invite you to contribute using this link:

[Insert link to your fundraising page]

I appreciate your consideration, and feel free to reach out with any questions! If you’d like to learn more about JA feel free to visit www.jacolorado.org.

Thank you,

[Name]

 

Donation Request to Friends, Family, Acquaintances

Feel free to personalize this email however you see fit.

If your recipient is already involved with JA, you can remove the text in red.

Hi [name]!

[Optional: include personalized message/greeting]

This year, my company [company name] is participating in an exciting fundraiser, Junior Achievement (JA) Bowl-A-Thon. Together my coworkers and I are working in teams to gather donations for JA-Rocky Mountain, which is an incredible nonprofit. They work with over 100,000 local kids each year from all backgrounds, setting them up for future success through financial education and career skills. Fundraisers like JA Bowl-A-Thon enable JA to offer these programs to students at no cost to schools. I’m passionate about this cause and excited to reach my fundraising goal of [$number].

[Optional: include a sentence or two about your personal connection to JA]

I’m reaching out to see if you would be willing to support this great organization by making a contribution towards my JA Bowl-A-Thon goal. If so, please use the link below to submit your donation:

[Insert link to your fundraising page]

Feel to reach out with any questions! If you’d like to learn more about JA feel free to visit www.jacolorado.org.

Thank you,

[Name]

 

Inviting Others to Join Team

Attach registration instructions

Hi [name]!

This year, I’m taking the lead to recruit members of [team name] for Junior Achievement (JA) Bowl-A-Thon, and I’d love for you to join us.

JA Bowl-A-Thon is all about coming together as a company to make sure that kids in our community are set up for success. It’s a peer-to-peer fundraiser benefiting JA-Rocky Mountain, whose programs provide financial literacy, entrepreneurship and work readiness programs to local students at no cost to schools.

My job is to organize a team of five so that we can collectively raise funds to sponsor one JA elementary program. On [date], we’ll bowl for a couple hours at [location], turn in our donations, and have fun!

If you’d like to join us, you can register with the link below and we can work on the next steps together. Attached are some instructions in case you get stuck in the signup process.

[Insert link to your team page]

More info about JA Bowl-A-Thon, including a fundraising toolkit, is also available at www.jabowlathon.org. You’re also welcome to reach out to me with any questions!

Thanks so much, and I look forward to hearing from you.

[Name]

 

Thank You to Donors

Hello [name]!

Thank you so much for supporting JA Bowl-A-Thon! Your donation brings [team name] one step closer to our fundraising goal, and I can’t thank you enough for your generosity. Your gift makes a world of difference to the team, and I know it means a lot to [company name].

If you’d like more information about Junior Achievement, you can visit www.jacolorado.org. Feel free to read about JA Bowl-A-Thon specifically and track our progress at www.jabowlathon.org. 

You’re making a meaningful difference in the lives of local kids and we’re very fortunate to have your support.

With gratitude,

[Name]
If applicable add: Team Captain or [Company name] JA Bowl-A-Thon Coordinator